“The French foursome's fifth album scans as a post-success commentary, dropping you into a fast-changing world of K-pop synth melodies, Californian glamor and Scandinavian leather where they appear distinctly uncomfortable. The only reliable constant is the band's winning, shiny, jacked-up formula.”
“Bands like Phoenix aren't supposed to make it on Main Street USA. Globally ambitious European acts from Abba on down have usually tried to sound as Anglo-American as possible, but these Versailles-bred indie-pop guys radiate continental elegance. And yet they pulled off a stateside breakthrough with their fourth LP, 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and its cunningly fun hits "Lisztomania" and "190”
“Phoenix's latest album sees the French pop rock outfit incorporating more synths and electronics into the equation. Really, it's to the point where many tracks here have an overtly new wave feel.”
