Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the fourth studio album by French band Phoenix, it was released on 25 May 2009 through V2 Records, Loyauté, Glassnote, and Cooperative Music. While the band's previous work ...

The French rock band Phoenix is known for its infectious melodic hooks, '80s rock influences and '70s disco grooves that are custom made for listening at high volumes. Formed as part of the backing ...

“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” took Phoenix from relative unknown (the group’s previous album, 2006’s “It’s Never Been Like That,” has sold only 92,000 copies in the United States) to household — or at ...

Billboard takes a close look at the ten songs of Phoenix's "Bankrupt!," their much-anticipated follow-up to 2009's smash hit "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix." By Chris Payne For their April 2013 Billboard ...

Phoenix's 2006 album *It's Never Been Like That * is stellar for a lot of reasons: hooks galore, artfully wounded lyrics, meticulous arrangements. But it also must be one of the most re-playable ...

NEW YORK — Phoenix frontman and singer Thomas Mars says their new album "Bankrupt!" was born out of the negative influences going on in the band after the unprecedented success of their Grammy-winning ...

Judging by their fourth album's title and its lead single 'Lisztomania', it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest that Phoenix have become a bit preoccupied with classical music. Their well-heeled ...

Phoenix offer an object lesson in the perils of being ahead of the curve. Before Guilty Pleasures, Scissor Sisters and the Feeling, the Versailles quartet were offering a blend of two deeply ...

If you ever wanted to know what Aztec Camera would sound like if you put that band in the studio with Chic, pick up any Phoenix album. The four scruffy Frenchmen have spent the past decade making a ...

In the 19th Century, long before Elvis and The Beatles, the world's first music superstar was striding the stages of Europe's concert halls. His name was Franz Liszt and his performances were often ...