Phoenix's shiny and clean production style has always been instantly likeable. Something about how they get their guitars to blend just-so with the synths in the mix really just does it for me. Their music sounds like the music which would be made by very nice boys who would win your mother's approval. It doesn't hurt that these dudes know how to write a catchy hook, either. "Alphabetical" was one of my favorite albums of 2004. And did you hear last year's live album? Makes me that much more sore that I've never seen them live. And it appears that I won't be seeing them live on this tour, either (still another 6 weeks or so until I move to NYC). Here's to 2007!
Phoenix are wrapping up the US leg of their tour in a couple weeks.
30 Apr Coachella Festival
02 May San Francisco CA @ Bimbo's
06 May Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
07 May Philadelphia PA @ Northstar
08 May Cambridge MA @ T.T. The Bear's
10 May New York NY @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
By now, if you've been keeping up, you've probably heard the track "Long Distance Call" off of their upcoming album "It's Never Been Like That" (release date May 23). Here are a couple more tracks from that album... if you go to their myspace site, you'll find some of these songs available to listen. They seem to be rotating the songs on there at a pretty good interval.
Phoenix - Consolation Prizes
Phoenix - Rally
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (Live) (from "Live! 30 Days Ago")
taken from the official website:
"IT'S NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT" Phoenix third album, is being released...
in Europe, Mexico, Australia, South East Asia > May 15th
in Japan > May 10th
in US > May 23rd (on Astralwerks)
in Canada > June 13th
Digital album out May 15th on all legal platforms!
(> deluxe version inc. 2 exclusive live tracks available on the iTunes stores across Europe + an awesome surprise package will be soon available on iTunes France)
"LONG DISTANCE CALL" is being released in Europe on May 8th!
It will be available as a digital download on all US platforms on April 25th.
Half-days are good for the mental health. Posting music is way better than writing about how bored I get in the clinic. Posts about my life will resume once something interesting happens. Have a nice weekend.
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that live version of if i ever feel better is ridiculously good. i saw them put on a really fun show in milwaukee a couple years ago.
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when did this become a music blog? not that it's a bad thing.....but whhaaaaa hapennd
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you and mbimotmog are rocking the internet so hard lately I can't keep up
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i dig the music blog format. i also dig the NYC countdown. less than 30 days, eh?
tamron and i have seen phoenix twice. gotta say, once was enough. lots of fey hand waving and shit. not my steeze. cuz i'm hard like that.
off to 7b with mtx. though you should know.
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drop some science: