"The easy melodies and subtle singing of the title track is something new and very welcome; much of the rest of the album hits this same note of familiarity and growth, and it makes for a very satisfying listen. If Berry continues to progress and impress at this level, he might soon be known as a musician who does some acting instead of the other way around"

"Phantom Birds is an astonishingly succinct, striking narrative of a record; which evidences a craft Matt Berry has finely honed, since his teenage years, to near-perfection"