Phish Invent Fake Scandinavian Prog Band, “Cover” Their Album Live

Last night, Phish took their long-running Halloween tradition of covering a classic album in its entirety to a new level. During their concert at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, they introduced the audience to í rokk, the sole album by an obscure Scandinavian prog outfit called Kasvot Växt—an outfit so obscure, in fact, that they don’t actually exist.

As SPIN points out, Phish preceded the stunt by leaving breadcrumb trails throughout the internet. Several articles have shown up about the nonexistent 1981 cult classic, including an AllMusic artist page and album review, an interview on Perfect Sound Forever, and a myth-making blog post on the website of beloved independent radio station WFMU. To take it a step further, they even snuck a few of the band’s song titles into old archived radio playlists. (The songs themselves do not appear during any of the broadcasts, of course.)

Phish have since uploaded their full performance of the album to Spotify. Find it below. It’s currently unclear exactly how (or why) the whole ordeal was orchestrated. For an in depth review of the set, head over to JamBase. Phish’s latest album, Big Boat, arrived in 2016. A new live set is due out this month.

Read Pitchfork’s feature “Phish Shreds America: How the Jam Band Anticipated Modern Festival Culture.”