PHOENIX: FALL U.S.TOUR DATES!
Phoenix will indulge music fans and critics alike with a highly anticipated fall U.S. tour after they sold out select dates across North America earlier this summer. The tour will take the band from the Monolith Festival at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver to NYC’s Central Park Summerstage to Austin City Limits,
The tour dates are…
9/13 Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Monolith Festival
9/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater w/ special guest Metric
9/17 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
9/21 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
9/22 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
9/23 Chicago, IL @ Riviera
9/25 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage w/ special guest Passion Pit
9/26 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage w/ special guest Passion Pit
9/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
9/30 Atlanta, GA @ Variety
10/1 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
10/2 Austin, TX @ Zilker Park – Austin City Limits
Phoenix – 1901 (Afghan Raiders Remix)
Afghan Raiders tour the West Coast this July, and remix Phoenix’s “1901.” They just finished their tweaked, clubby remix of Phoenix’s “1901″ that you can download now as a preview of things to come.
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Don’t expect a radical difference from this album than previous Phoenix albums. The vocals and melodies are what you’d come to expect. And it maintains that warm analog sound they are so good at achieving. Overall it feels slightly more subdued and less syncopated than “It’s Never Been Like That”. But it still feels like a sequel. The song order feels oddly arranged on the album. “Love Like A Sunset” would have made a very interesting first or last song but it’s stuck unceremoniously in the middle. It begins with about 6 minutes of synthesizers and drums before slowly morphing into a short but sweet song with an achingly simple and beautiful acoustic ending consisting of two harmonizing guitar strings.
It takes a while to get into the album. It doesn’t roll out one catchy song after another like its predecessor. But it does have it’s moments, though, with sparks like “Girlfriend” and the highly danceable “Fences”. If you don’t like it instantly, give it time. You will be rewarded. Phoenix is one of those bands that is capable of making solid albums consistently and this one is no exception. If you like Phoenix; you’ll like this record.