About “Three [Songwriting Journal]”

Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter of electronic pop duo Phantogram have given Genius the key to unlock their journal, which they used to jot down production ideas and pen the lyrics to their third album, Three. The journal gives an intimate look into the minds that have impressed collaborators such as Miley Cyrus, Big Boi and A-Trak.

Scribbled on the journal pages are sketches, lyrics inspired by the death of Sarah’s sister, production reminders, random musings, alternative titles and unused lyrics. The notes guided the album, which eventually landed in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 at the end of 2016, partly on the strength of their Ricky Reed-produced “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore.”