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...Last Samurai” and “Peaceful Warrior”—two of the films that have influenced Carter??s writing—have strong spiritual overtones that play a role in her fiction, she adds...
...Carter??s duet with Barron to “Georgia on My Mind” was one of the high points of the evening. They began with tense, elastic pauses, counterpointed by Barron’s minimalist stride piano underpinning. Carter emerged pure and sonorous, producing a cascading arpeggio of longing notes that caressed the classic tune. Barron interspersed her melody with clear notes, striking the keys to produce an insistent urgency. Barron and Carter weren’t so much in synthesis as symbiosis, each thoughtfully responding to the other in a manner that gripped the entire...
...placing of these two songs at the beginning of the album gives “Eyelid Movies” a thrilling opening, and does an effective job of introducing what’s to come. Carter??s sleek, overlapping guitar lines on “Mouthful of Diamonds” are repeated many times throughout the LP. It seems as though he barely strums a whole chord, but his finger patterns are always effective and atmospheric. Barthel’s “oohs,” which first appear on “When...
...best features to be found on “Eyelid Movies” are the bass lines and Barthel’s vocals. Carter??s guitar playing also occasionally shines, particularly on the album’s quieter songs. The album’s lyrics, while only hooking the listener occasionally, certainly do not hurt any of the songs. This neutrality is as much as the record needs, as its other aspects provide plenty of highlights. Although not remaining stellar throughout, this album provides a great overview of what Phantogram are capable of accomplishing. Based on its singles...
Benjamin J. Likis ’13, who lives in Carter??s entryway in Canaday, says that Carter is extremely modest about her accomplishments...