You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs,
and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter started Fantagram in 2007.
They've worked on crafting a particular sound,
and they've had a particular way of making their dance productions since the beginning.
But for their new record, Three, things changed.
The song You Don't Get Me High Anymore took the band outside of their comfort zone.
In this episode,
Sarah and Josh break down how they made the original demo and how outsiders like The Dream and co-producer Ricky Reed influenced the way the song ultimately turned out.
My name is Sarah Barthel.
My name is Josh Carter.
We play in the band Phantogram.
The first idea for this song was the drum break that I found.
This is Eddie Bow, Hook and Sling Part One.
I love sampling things.
It's a big part of the Fantagram sound.
I thought it was just real funky and I liked it.
The way that I chopped it almost sounded like there was a crow kind of chirping on the one.
And then this too, this sound.