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.
Though Phoenix's blend of soft rock, synth pop, disco, and indie has remained largely the same over the years, they've always given their albums distinctive moods.
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.