Phoenix
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Phoenix is a French Electronic Rock Band from Versailles, France. The band consists of Thomas Mars on vocals, Laurent Brancowitz on guitar, Christian Mazzalai on guitars, and Deck D'Arcy on bass. The eclectic blend of Indie Rock and Electronica resulted in brilliant music, lyrical endowment, and ingenious experimentation of sounds.
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About
Formed in 1999 with many musical influences in mind such as Air, Daft Punk and many others, Phoenix was born. They started out as a backing band for Air's Kelly Watch The Stars single. Soonafter, the band performed at small venues and recieved a wide array of fans and became a staple in the underground music scene. Within a few months, the band was signed on Astralwerks Records and began recording for their debut album.
Their first album, United was released in 2000 did not have much attention but the band had a local fan base that kept them writing and recording more songs and releasing their next album.
Their smash hit song, Too Young was featured in the movie Shallow Hal and later in Sofia Coppola's 2003 critically-accalimed Lost In Translation. With movies making theit hits soundtracks, this gave the band a boost in their career and gained them mainstream success. Other hits released were Run Run Run and Everything Is Everything. Both made it to Alternative Pop charts.
Phoenix's next album, Alphabetical gained critical acclaim but failed to do well in terms of album sales. To help still in promoting the album, the band toured 150 dates across 3 continents. The tour was followedf by a live album, Live! Thirty Days Ago. After rigorous touring, the band finally landed in Planet Roc Studios in former East Germany to record and produce their third album, It's Never Been Like That.
Because the relationship and synchronicity of the four gallic boys’ unique mindset started back in childhood, they could afford the risk. They entered the recording process determined to find the sincerity of the first take. There would be none of the luxurious soundscaping they had perfected on Alphabetical or its wildly eclectic but strangely coherent predecessorUnited. This time it was all about spontaneity and rawness.
An upcoming US/European Tour is set to start on April 2006 called Sometimes In The Fall Tour.
Band Lineup
- Thomas Mars – lead vocals
- Laurent Brancowitz – guitar
- Christian Mazzalai – guitar
- Deck D'Arcy – bass
Awards & Certifications
Chart Toppers
News
Tours & Concerts
Sep 19, 2006 US san diego, ca belly up
Sep 21, 2006 US los angeles wiltern
Sep 23, 2006 US san francisco, ca SLIM'S
Sep 25, 2006 US portland, or wonder ballroom
Sep 26, 2006 canada vancouver richard's on richard's
Sep 27, 2006 US seattle, wa crocodile cafe
Oct 10, 2006 FRANCE DIJON LA VAPEUR
Oct 11, 2006 France Strasbourg La Laiterie
Oct 12, 2006 France Lyon Ninkasi
Oct 13, 2006 France Montpellier Victoire II
Oct 14, 2006 SPAIN BARCELONA BIKINI
Oct 15, 2006 SPAIN MADRID COPERNICO
Oct 17, 2006 France Toulouse salle de ramonville
Oct 18, 2006 France Bordeaux Theatre Barbey
Oct 19, 2006 France Nantes L'Olympic
Oct 20, 2006 France Lille Follies Wazemme
Oct 21, 2006 UK London Astoria
Oct 23, 2006 EIRE Dublin Spirit
Oct 24, 2006 UK Glasgow Aarches
Oct 25, 2006 UK manchester academy 2
Nov 01, 2006 GERMANY Hamburg UEBEL&GEFAHRICH
Nov 02, 2006 GERMANY Berlin Kesselhaus
Nov 03, 2006 GERMANY Bochum Zeche
Nov 04, 2006 GERMANY koln Live Music Hall
Nov 06, 2006 GERMANY Frankfurt Cocoon Club
Nov 07, 2006 GERMANY Leipzig Werk 2
Nov 08, 2006 GERMANY Munich Backstage Werk
Nov 09, 2006 GERMANY Mannheim Alte Feuerwache
Nov 11, 2006 switz geneva l'usine
Nov 12, 2006 switz zurich x-tra
Nov 13, 2006 BELGIUM BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique
Nov 30, 2006 France Paris Olympia
Announcements
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Discography
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Other artists
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Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Their song Too Young was featured in the movie Shallow Hal.
- Too Young was also feature in Lost In Translation.
