On the Rocks Due Out in October via A24 and Apple TV+ and Also Stars Rashida Jones (Watch the Trailer)
Aug 19, 2020By Christopher Roberts
Phoenix have shared a brand new song, “Identical,” that’s taken from the soundtrack to On the Rocks, a new film directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, and Marlon Wayans. More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, back in June 2017 via Glassnote. Now they have shared a video for “Role Model.” It digitally inserts the band, Forest Gump style, into a 1980s documentary on the late iconic German fashion photographer Helmut Newton, as the band performs while he photographs models and at an art opening. More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, back in June 2017 via Glassnote. Now they have stopped by Australia’s Triple J radio station to take part in their Like a Version series where a band does a cover version. Their choice: Whitney’s “No Woman,” taken from the Chicago duo’s 2016 debut album, Light Upon the Lake. More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, back in June 2017 via Glassnote. Now the band have shared a remix of “Fior Di Latte” by A. G. Cook of PC Music. More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, back in June via Glassnote. Now the band have shared a video for title track “Ti Amo” and last night they stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform “Telefono.” More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, back in June via Glassnote. Now the band have done a session for Spotify where they have recorded a cover of “Un Peu Menteur” by the French singer Christophe, from 1978. They have also recorded a live version of Ti Amo single “J-Boy.” More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, last month via Glassnote. Now the band have announced some new fall North American (and Mexican) tour dates to go down this October. Check them out below, followed by videos for “J-Boy” and “Goodbye Soleil.” More
Issue 61 Also Includes Interviews with The War on Drugs, The National, Broken Social Scene, Slowdive vs. Ariel Pink, Phoenix, Beach House, and Much More
Jul 18, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Summer 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Grizzly Bear on the cover. More
France’s Phoenix released a new album, Ti Amo, last Friday via Glassnote. Last night they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform two songs from it on the show’s outdoor stage, the album’s title track, “Ti Amo,” and album opener “J-Boy.”More
Plus Phoenix, Beach House, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
May 19, 2017By Christopher Roberts
It’s been a topsy-turvy week, with a new Trump scandal practically every day and tragic passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in his Detroit hotel room Wednesday night. To help us through it all was a plethora of exciting new tracks. More
France’s Phoenix are releasing a new album, Ti Amo, on June 9 via Glassnote. Now they have shared a video for “J-Boy.” Warren Fu directed the video, which features the band performing the song as if they are on a fake Italian TV show. More
France’s Phoenix are releasing a new album, Ti Amo, on June 9 via Glassnote. They have already shared its first single, shiny album opener “J-Boy.” More
France’s Phoenix recently announced their new album, Ti Amo, via a New York Times interview. It’s due out June 9 via Glassnote. Now they have officially announced the album and shared its first single, shiny album opener “J-Boy.” More
France’s Phoenix last released an album in 2013 with Bankrupt! but they have recently been teasing their new album. Now in a new interview with The New York Timesthe band have announced that their new album is entitled Ti Amo and that it’s due out June 9 via Glassnote. More
France’s Phoenix last released an album 2013 with Bankrupt!. They have already announced some shows for 2017, including a headlining appearance at the Governor’s Ball in New York and a stop at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. More
France’s Phoenix last released an album 2013 with Bankrupt!. They have already announced some shows for 2017, including an appearance at the Governor’s Ball in New York, and now they have announced a few more shows in Europe and the U.S. including a stop at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. The shows were announced via a teaser video that includes a snippet of new music. More
May 12-14 Event Also Features Pixies, The Shins, Car Seat Headrest, and More
Jan 10, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival have announced the lineup for their fifth anniversary event. The festival goes down at Centennial Olympic Park, May 12-14, and the headliners are LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, and The xx. More
We haven’t heard much from France’s Phoenix since the release of their last album, 2013’s Bankrupt!But yesterday we reported that they had updated the profile photos on their social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram) to the same CMYK image, while their website has also been updated with a different image. More
Are the Band About to Announce the Follow-up to 2013's Bankrupt!?
Nov 16, 2016By Christopher Roberts
We haven’t heard much from France’s Phoenix since the release of their last album, 2013’s Bankrupt! Last year they did team up with Bill Murray to cover The Beach Boys’ “Alone on Christmas Day” for the actor/comedian’s Netflix Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas, which was directed by Sofia Coppola (wife of Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars). More
All Proceeds for UNICEF, A Very Murray Christmas Airing on Netflix Now
Dec 04, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Bill Murray has a Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas, that’s available to stream on Netflix as of today. The project reteams him with his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola, who directs the special and co-wrote it with Murray and Mitch Glazer. The special features a star-studded cast, including Under the Radar favorites Jenny Lewis and Phoenix (whose Thomas Mars is married to Coppola). More
7-Inch Due Out December 4, A Very Murray Christmas to Air on Netflix December 4
Nov 17, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Bill Murray has a Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas, coming on Netflix December 4. The project reteams him with his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola, who directs the special and co-wrote it with Murray and Mitch Glazer. More
Watch the Teaser Trailer for A Very Murray Christmas, To Air on Netflix This December
May 22, 2015By Christopher Roberts
As Bill Murray mentioned on his final ever interview on The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, the comedian legend has a Christmas special coming on Netflix this December. More
Plus New Tracks from Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins, Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, and Others
Aug 22, 2014By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Charli XCX, Phoenix, Interpol, Caribou, Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins (Toro Y Moi side-project), Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, TEEN, Douglas Dare, The Coathangers, Young Karin, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More
The Big Apple’s annual outdoor music festival took place June 6th through 9th, 2014, on Randall’s Island. Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Grimes, Phoenix, Interpol, Spoon, Janelle Monae, Jenny Lewis, and many others played to large, sweaty NYC crowds, and photographer Robert Kidd was there to cover the action.
Last week Phoenix premiered the first in a multi-part mini-documentary titled INITIALS P.H.O.E.N.I.X, a film that when put together shows the creation of four songs featured on the band’s 2013 album Banktrupt!More
While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More
Continuing their extensive support of their excellent fifth album Banktrupt!French four-piece Phoenix made an unexpected daytime television visit to the set of Ellen earlier this morning. More
Chicago radio station WXRT has announced the 15th installment of its ONXRT: Live from the Archives series, featuring selections from the station’s in-house performances and special broadcasts from the city’s local venues. More
In the lead-up and aftermath in releasing their excellent new album Banktrupt!earlier this year, Phoenix have seemed to tap every artist under the sun for a exclusive remix treatment of their work. More
During their headlining performance at this year’s Coachella, Parisian rockers Phoenix brought out none other than R. Kelly as a surprise guest, mashing up portions of their respective song catalogs for an insane set of music. More
Playing a special gig at New York’s Apollo Theater the day before, last night Phoenix appeared as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More
After lending out their lead single “Entertainment” for a number of high-profileremixes, it seems Phoenix have granted the same manipulated treatment to “Trying to Be Cool,” another excellent tracks off their new album Bankrupt!More
With their much-anticipated new album Bankrupt!finally seeing release this week, France’s Phoenix have unearthed yet another high-profile cover/remix of their record’s lead single “Entertainment.” More
Perform "Entertainment," "Trying to be Cool", "Drakkar Noir", and "Chloroform"
Apr 19, 2013By Mike Hilleary
Last night appearing as the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! French foursome Phoenix apparently decided to just take over the late night show by performing four new tracks off their forthcoming album Bankrupt!More
Currently featured on the cover of Under the Radar‘s latest issue, Phoenix will soon release their much-anticipated new album Bankrupt! next week. More
Play "Entertainment" and "Trying to Be Cool"/"Drakkar Noir"
Apr 08, 2013By Mike Hilleary
Over the weekend the French foursome Phoenix made their second appearance on Saturday Night Live performing tracks from their highly-anticipated new album Bankrupt! More
Include "Bourgeois," "Drakkar Noir," and "Chloroform"
Apr 01, 2013By Mike Hilleary
Late last week Under the Radar‘s new cover stars Phoenix kicked off their first tour in nearly two years at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.More
Promoting the upcoming release of their fifth studio album Bankrupt! French rock foursome Phoenix recently stopped by the Canadian Broadcast Channel’s QTV where they performed a pared-down rendition of their lead single “Entertainment.” More
Following the excellently stripped-back rendition by Dinosaur Jr., UK producer and songwriter Devonté Hynes, a.k.a. Blood Orange, has come forward with his own remix/cover of “Entertainment,” the featured first single off Phoenix‘s forthcoming album Bankrupt!More
One of the more interesting ways about Phoenix and their recording process, as you will soon learn more about in upcoming issue of Under the Radar, is that the French rock band doesn’t write their songs using the standard beginning, middle, and end template. More
With the arrival of their highly-anticipated new album Bankrupt! set for release this April, Phoenix has announced a select number of U.S. dates set to take place this spring. More
Slated to release their as-of-yet-untitled fifth studio album this April on Glassnote, Phoenix have announced their return to the live stage in over two years with an appearance at the Rock am Ring & Rock im Park festival. More
During the encore of Phoenix’s gig last night at Madison Square Garden a surprise guest took the stage—fellow French band, Daft Punk. We have the video. More
As Phoenix prepare to call it a day on their latest touring cycle and head back to France (to record a follow-up, or just toast their great success), the band has offered up fans one last surprise—each song off Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix has been broken down to its individual parts and is being offered up for a free download. More
Laptop artist Neon Indian is taking to the open road in support of last year’s glowing, dance-ready album, Psychic Chasms. Along the way he’ll be meeting up with several artists, including a string of dates opening for Phoenix. We have his full schedule. More
Six Song Set Airs Tonight and Includes “Lisztomania” and “1901”
Jun 22, 2010By Hong Le
Phoenix has recorded a performance for the recently rebooted MTV Unplugged, which premieres tonight on MTV. The intimate set includes their hits “Lisztomania” and “1901,” along with other favorites such as “Armistice” and a cover of Air’s “Playground Love.” More
Plus: Local Natives, The Dodos, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, Steve Martin, Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, and much more
Jun 16, 2010By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Last weekend (June 11th - 13th), Bonnaroo was the place to be with performances from She & Him, The National, Local Natives, Fanfarlo, The Dodos, Here We Go Magic, Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, Conan O’Brien, Dr. Dog, The Dead Weather, Steve Martin, The Flaming Lips, The Dead Weather, Local Natives, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and many more. We sent photographer Matt Jones down to cover the action. Check out the full galleries of each day. More
So Many Interviews, So Little Time: Phoenix, Matt and Kim, Beach House, Camera Obscura, Local Natives, and others
May 07, 2010By Michele Yamamoto
For the past couple weeks, our writers (namely Laura Studarus, Frank Valish, and Hays Davis) have been working hard to bring you website-exclusive interviews. We’ve posted a total of 12 interviews since late April, 10 of which were conducted at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Making it easy to keep up, we’ve complied an alphabetical list of our most recent interviews. Find links to our interviews with Doves, Jónsi, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Camera Obscura, Phoenix, Matt and Kim, Florence and the Machine, Local Natives, Echo & the Bunnymen,The Big Pink, and more. More
On April 30th, Grammy winners Phoenix rocked Houston, Texas. We sent Under the Radar photographer Iman Mannie Saqr down to cover the action. Check out a full gallery of her photos here. More
It’s been a hallmark 12 months for Phoenix. The release of their most recent album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, has taken the French quartet from well-kept secret to noted headliners. Busy, yes, however, the band has managed to maintain their joie de vive. “I’d say that our main quality as people involved in the music business is that we are really good at having a lot of pleasure,” explains bassist Deck d’Arcy. More
Openers Include: Grizzly Bear, Sonic Youth, and Beach House
Apr 23, 2010By Laura Studarus
Didn’t catch every band at Coachella you were hoping to see? Never fear! This summer, Hollywood Bowl is hosting several Under the Radar-friendly bands, including Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, and Pavement. We have the dates. More
Plus: Phoenix, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, and others
Apr 20, 2010By Mark Redfern
Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn’t have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here’s what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More
Glastonbury is a huge British multi-day music festival and this year’s lineup is just as epic. The fest will again be at Pilton, England Worthy Farm on June 23-27, and the three major headliners are U2, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. More
As a grand “merci” for the warm reception surrounding their latest offering Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix is offering up a free live EP of their performance in Sydney. More
Grammy winners Phoenix are on the road again, showing America the chops that snagged their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix the award for “Best Alternative Album.” More
Phoenix are coming to North America on a mission of Christmas cheer—and, one suspects—in support of their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. We have the dates. More
Rising from a…well, phoenix from their already successful year, French band Phoenix is set to release a digital-only remix collection of their latest effort, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix on October 20th. The album features remixes from Under the Radar favorites Passion Pit, Chairlift, and Animal Collective among others. More
Also Performing with TV on the Radio At Chicago's Double Door
Jul 20, 2009By Kyle Lemmon
Brooklyn synth pop trio Chairlift are testing their road legs after signing to Columbia this past spring. The Chairlift headlining tour (with spazzy U.K. popsters Micachu & The Shapes) commences September 5, at NYC’s Bower Ballroom, and will wrap up at London Brixton Academy at the tailend of the Phoenix support segment. More
Grizzly Bear, who were on the cover of Under the Radar’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2009 issue, have hit #8 on the Billboard Album Charts with the release of their third album Veckatimest.Phoenix hit 37. More
Over 130 Acts In 3 Days, including The Dead Weather, Sonic Youth, Grizzly Bear, Lily Allen, and The Decemberists
Apr 29, 2009By Michele Yamamoto
Though the early bird 3-day passes have been sold out since last year, the preliminary lineup for the Austin City Limits Music Festival has only recently been announced. More
Since the release of their 2013 album Bankrupt!Phoenix have toured the world multiple times, headlined Coachella, performed across nearly every show on the late-night TV circuit, won a Grammy, and even appeared in Bill Murray’s screwball Netflix holiday special, A Very Murray Christmas(directed by frontman Thomas Mars’ wife, Sofia Coppola). More
It’s been a hallmark 12 months for Phoenix. The release of their most recent album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, has taken the French quartet from well-kept secret to noted headliners. Busy, yes, however, the band has managed to maintain their joie de vive. “I’d say that our main quality as people involved in the music business is that we are really good at having a lot of pleasure,” explains bassist Deck d’Arcy. Under the Radar joined d’Arcy and guitarist Laurent Brancowtz backstage before their Coachella set to discuss touring, the fleeting nature of ideas, and what (probably) won’t be next for the band. More
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. More
Los Angelenos are accustomed to traffic, but not the foot kind. All the bread lines in communist Russia can’t compare to the queue clogging up the sidewalk perimeter of Exposition Park at the start of the 11th annual FYF Festival. (Keen observation by Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker: “‘FYF festival’ is a little redundant isn’t it, like ‘ATM machine.’”) More
Last week was Poland’s Open’er Festival. Now in its twelfth year, the event attracts an impressive array of talent, both from within the country and abroad. More
Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau provided a gorgeous backdrop for the first day of the annual Osheaga Festival. The sold-out event, which is now in its eighth year, boasts a lineup that features some incredible indie-rock upstarts such as Alt-J and Palma Violets alongside renowned veterans including The Cure, Beck and New Order.
In certain circles there has been a quiet suspicion for a few years now that European pop music has made its way under the radar to a place a million miles ahead of its American and British contemporaries: we offer up the catchy but interchangeable, indistinguishable, and disposable ideas, Europe gives us the likes of Versailles’s Phoenix. More
Phoenix kicked off the mild-weather evening with their most recognizable song, “Lisztomania”-accompanied vociferously by the 17,000-strong crowd who drowned out vocalist Thomas Mars’ spirited, if nervous, performance. More
Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn’t have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here’s what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More
With the French rock outfit Phoenix and the Boston-based synth-pop quintet Passion Pit on the same bill, it would never take long to start a dance party. On September 26, at the second of two sold-out New York shows, it wasn’t long before Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield became a mess of strobe lights, synthesizers, and screaming teenagers. More
