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Oblique Strategies are a set of flash cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt used to help artists think laterally when facing creative block. It's been rumored Coldplay used these cards in t... Read more

V2, 2009Voor Digg*ers van: betoverende pop, sublieme singles, Phoenix.Soms heb je platen die ondoorgrondelijk klinken. Albums waarvan je ergens wel voelt dat er een diepere betekenis achter schuilt... Read more

Coming as the fourth album in their career, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix can easily be considered as Phoenix's most thought out album. The indie French rock group does not disappoint, maintaining their... Read more

Het is bijna niet te geloven, maar de Franse poprockers van Phoenix bestaan al negen jaar. Omdat hun vorige plaat It’s Never Been Like That een beetje lauwtjes werd ontvangen, grijpt de band terug ... Read more

This supremely crafty Parisian outfit has been an avowed hipster fave since its 2000 debut, United, but so far Phoenix hasn’t broken through to more mainstream listeners the way fellow Frenchies Ai... Read more

Veelvuldig geïmiteerd, vaak ook geëvenaard: allerlei artiesten gingen de afgelopen acht jaar aan de haal met het lieve geluid van de Franse groep Phoenix. Danceartiesten die opeens pop gingen maken... Read more

First of all, kudos for the wonderfully silly album title and a sleeve that promises the dropping of brightly coloured bombs. And what a fine metaphor for most of this record. For a band so defiant... Read more

Lasso”), basking in dreamy disco (“Fences”) or dancing with an exuberant melody (“Lisztomania,” “1901”). Even a trancy, German art-rock groove (“Love Like a Sunset Pt. 1”) is brilliantly executed. ... Read more

Lisztomania en 1901, dat zijn nog eens lekkere binnenkomers! Ze kunnen moeiteloos wedijveren met oudere Phoenix-klassiekers als Too Young, If I Ever Feel Better en Everything Is Everything. Op het ... Read more

Phoenix timed the release of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart well. With early releases and leaks, it probably could have dropped in March or April, but instead it comes out just as summer is in full bloom ... Read more