Who?

Hailing from France, Phoenix have been around for quite some time but have only come to the mainstream eye of the UK and the US in recent weeks with their single, 1901, from their upcoming album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.

They’ve been doing the rounds since 1999 and formed even earlier than that -- with strong personal ties to Daft Punk and Kitsune they’re definitely pushing in the right direction.

What?

The album is a lovely 9-track record which is best described as a electronic camp version of The Strokes. But as they’re European it comes across like they’re a little more open minded to experimenting with new genres.

There’s no doubt that the album sounds a little samey at times -- but I don’t understand why that’s sometimes criticized. Isn’t an album meant to be about a certain place a band is in??

It’s an easy listening album with some really nice stand-out tracks dotted around and a nice 7-minute track in the middle.

Phoenix -- Fences --

Phoenix -- 1901 --

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