Ti Amo
Phoenix are as decadent and beguiling as ever. Their sixth album is a romantic, glossy, soft-pop ode to sweet escapes and dance floors, though at times their pleasure-seeking falls flat.
Phoenix has never been a straight guitar-pop band, but its sixth album, Ti Amo, is the first that puts those important six-stringed instruments fully in the backseat. Given the late-’70s/early-’80s vibe, maybe the guitars are even in the way-back of some wood-paneled station wagon. They’re replaced by believable,…
Phoenix's sixth album is globally-influenced and dancefloor ready, but also informed by the tragedies they've seen play out in Paris and on the world stage.
For the first time in their nearly twenty-year career, it feels as though Phoenix are retreading old ground with sixth album Ti Amo.
Listen to Phoenix's new album Ti Amo and you're likely to come away with a number of indulgent cravings. Perhaps most notable is "Fior Di La...
When they're having a bad day, what gets the four members of Phoenix out of bed, because for the rest of us it's the gloriously buoyant pop-rock they've been practising for nearly two decades now.
Phoenix's first album since 2013's 'Bankrupt!' is the safe sound of a band seeking to prolong their hot streak of headlining festivals.
'Ti Amo' by Phoenix album review by Adam Williams. The full-length comes out on June 9th via Glassnote Records. Phoenix, play June 7th in Red Rocks, CO.