Phoenix

Guest Playlist: Miss Lucy shares latest single “Chocolate” and his favourite sweet songs

Meanjin/Brisbane electro-pop artist Miss Lucy is gearing up for a big return this year by sharing the latest taste with new single “Chocolate”, released 17 March. The track draws inspiration from 70s songwriting greats, with funky basslines and slick synths over dance beats. Produced and co-written by Matt McGuffie and recorded at home in 2021,…

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Photo Gallery: ACL 2022 Day One Weekend Two ft. SZA, Phoenix, Arlo Parks, Genesis Owusu and more!

Waytao Shing brings us these photos from the first day of Austin City Limits Festival‘s second weekend. Check out shots of Arlo Parks, Blondeshell, Boy George, Early James, Gensis Owusu, Jazimine Sullivan, Omar Apollo, Phoenix, SZA, Twen, VACATIONS and Wet Leg. And read the full round up of the day’s action HERE.

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Austin City Limits: SZA, Genesis Owusu, VACATIONS and Phoenix shine on Day One of ACL Weekend 2

Austin City Limits came in hot to start weekend two as temperatures rose and the sun glared down on a crowd of over 75,000 thrilled music fans. The day was an incredible mix of global stars, up and comers and headliners new and old. It was an incredible showing for Australia as both Genesis Owusu…

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Wet Leg

Five bands not to miss at Austin City Limits Weekend Two

We are just a day away from weekend two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Zilker Park is ready to rock just as hard – if not harder – this time around. Weekend one was a huge success and saw top headlining sets from P!nk, The Chicks, Flume, and Red Hot Chili Peppers….

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Photo Gallery: Austin City Limits Day Three ft. Phoenix + Janelle Monae + Sylvan Esso and more (07.10.18)

The first few days of Austin City Limits flies by as the legendary festival’s 2018 iteration wraps up its first of two 2018 weekends with nothing but strong performances from top-billing acts and memorable festival newcomers. The likes of Twin Shadow, Elle King, and Hailey Knox impressed, while later in the day huge sets from…

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Photo Gallery: Grandoozy Day One feat. Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, Tennis, Ty Dolla $ign, Bishop Briggs, Jade Bird and more

America’s newest music festival Grandoozy kicked off in Denver yesterday with Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, Tennis, Ty Dolla $ign, Bishop Briggs, Jade Bird, Bayonne and more. Taylor Mithelman brings us photos from the first day:

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Grandoozy Day One Review: Kendrick Lamar and Phoenix kick off Denver’s newest Music Festival

Denver has always been known as an amazing city. Set with the beautiful background of the Rocky Mountains, the city has long been a hot bed of live music, a thriving arts scene and a welcoming area of all things culture. But one thing has been a missing, a 3-day major music festival to rival…

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Festival Review: Sydney City Limits debuts with a bang at Centennial Park

It’s always going to be tough for a new festival to break into a seemingly saturated market and also have a line up that would rival just about any other festival across the world. Thankfully, the team behind Sydney City Limits know a thing or two about booking, curating and planning a successful festival in…

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Five Albums You Must Listen to This Week (#014)

From landmark albums to impressive 2017 debuts, our list of recommendations should have your playlist lookin’ pretty!   ECCA VANDAL – Self-Titled (2017) By Sosefina Fuamoli We have been championing Ecca Vandal for a good few years now and it feels like, with the release of her self-titled debut album, the Melbourne artist has finally come full…

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Phoenix flies again! French indie favourites announce headline Australian dates

Remember when “Lizstomania” was the anthem of every goddamn summer festival or party you attended back in 2009/2010? Who else could have been producing such effortlessly dance-able indie music that side of France but Phoenix. Since Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix broke the band in global markets, the band has become a favourite on the live circuit though admittedly,…

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Album Review: Phoenix – Ti Amo (2017 LP)

Phoenix is a seemingly cool band. They just ooze confidence in their music and live sets. Here on their sixth album Ti Amo, the Parisian four-piece seemingly rest on these cool laurels that has made them favourites worldwide, while not really progressing all that much as a band. While the band are notable and proud…

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Phoenix win Christmas; release holiday track with Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Shaffer and New York Dolls’ David Johansen

French heroes Phoenix have just released their first-ever Christmas single, “Alone on Christmas Day,” via Liberator Music/Glassnote Records. The track – whose sales will support UNICEF – appears in the Netflix original holiday special, A Very Murray Christmas, directed by Sofia Coppola. The song is a cover of a long-lost Beach Boys holiday track from…

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