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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Vinyl)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Vinyl) Album By The Phoenix (Artist)
1   Lisztomania  
2   1901  
3   Fences  
4   Love Like A Sunset Pt.1  
5   Love Like A Sunset Pt.2  
6   Lasso  
7   Rome  
8   Countdown  
9   Girlfriend  
10   Armistice  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The 10 songs are sleek and clean....'Fences' spikes the electro beat of Daft Punk with an urgent acoustic-guitar breakdown for splendidly danceable melancholy."
Spin (p.94) - "These arch Frenchmen make precision-tooled pop that somehow retains a sense of urgency and playfulness -- an impressive balancing act..."
Entertainment Weekly (p.62) - "[T]he Versailles-bred foursome actually possess one of the purest pop aesthetics on either side of the Atlantic....The underlying vibe is both retro and somehow outside of time..." -- Grade: A-
Alternative Press (p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n absolute blast, rich in ringing guitar and euphoric synths....The expansive, two-part 'Love Like A Sunset' evokes strains of '70s prog-disco."
Q (Magazine) (p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It may be oversimplifying to invoke the spirit of Radiohead, but this could be Phoenix's OK Computer and Kid A rolled into one."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he album's 10 songs are arranged and executed with virtuoso pop-rock precision....Its unflappable sonic sheen gives WOLFGANG some winsome 80s nostalgia..."

Title Note

The slyly referential MOR-pop of Phoenix has, in part, staked it's effectiveness on the reclaiming of unfashionable music styles of yore. From electro-inflected country & western ditties to airy, synth-heavy soft-rock, the group's giddy embrace of all that's considered schlock--retouching the results to a fine point with crisp, modern production and a hip, young attitude--ascended them to the status of postmodern pop auteurs par excellence. WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX, the band's fourth album, further refines their approach, reining in the scattershot, darts-to-the-wall tactics of the past to reveal some of the most vibrantly melodic and robust songwriting of their career. The album kicks off with the bouncy, feel good rave-up "Lisztomania," a song whose, mostly, nonsense lyrics singer Thomas Mars imbues with convincing stylistic panache. The only song that deviates from the album's revved-up and stylized pop perfection is the plangent, nearly eight-minute, epic "Love Like a Sunset," which explores the shoegazery melodrama of groups like M83.

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5 out of 5 stars pure pop bliss, May 4, 2009
By Eames
Phoenix returns with their 4th studio album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and the result is their best effort to date: 10 supremely crafted pop gems, complete with sweeping melodies and tightly written structures.. the synths, drums and vocals are vintage Phoenix, but the ambition in the songwriting goes beyond anything theyve produced before. Standout tracks include the epic, sweeping Love Like A Sunset pt. 1 and Rome, which may go down as my favorite Phoenix track ever, with its catchy chorus, huge buildups, and emotive ending. Phoenix are also well recieved in the electronic community, so hit hypemachine to hear all the remixes.

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