Fantasma – Quase

Sunday, November 30, 2025 | Records | Anarcho Punk, Art Punk, Post Punk, Postcore

Their brilliant demo in 2023 and an equally rippin’ digital 2-track single in 2024 already had me hyped up good for this group revolving around two Brazilians in New York with further participation of, among others, Margaret Chardiet of Dollhouse and Pharmakon. So finally here’s their first longplayer out on UK powerhouse label Drunken Sailor Records and who would’ve guessed… it’s yet another freakin’ great record! I’ve previously compared their sound to Straw Man Army and partly that still holds true here but there’s also plenty of evidence of the group expanding their musical horizon way beyond that and most noticeably, leaning in on their more melodic tendencies and some kinda ethereal, meditative, almost psychedelic undercurrents most notably in tunes like Lugares Mais Altos. The bandcamp blurb also mentions both old UK anarcho punk and Wire as influences, a pair of shoes that i’m gonna say also fits them quite perfectly and concerning Wire in particular, y’all know i’m always gonna approve of that!