Phoenix is a French indie band that has seen a rise in popularity in the States in the past year. Their first album United came out 10 years ago. They saw a little success with the single “Everything Is Everything” from their sophomore record Alphabetical in 2004. Last May, they released their fourth album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix to much critical acclaim. The album is a pretty fun collection of 10 tracks that showcase Phoenix’s excellent pop sensibilities. First single “Lisztomania” starts off the record and immediately gets your toes tapping. Keyboards are prominent throughout the record as well as some additional electronic elements, mainly on the instrumental “Love Like a Sunset Part I.” The record ended up on many critics best of 2009 lists but I guess I was a little late to the table when it came to this record. I do enjoy it and I can see the appeal, but my only complaint is that a lot of the songs have a sameness about them that make them difficult to distinguish from one another. Frontman Thomas Mars doesn’t offer much variety in his vocal delivery and even some melodies seem recycled from earlier tracks. The album is still worth checking out however. Today’s song was the second single released. You may have seen them performing it on late night TV and I think it’s even in a car commercial.Phoenix - "1901"
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