French alt-rock band, Phoenix, return with their fifth album, BANKRUPT!, which features ten new songs.
Somewhat sneakily, as they honed their blend of new wave, synth pop, soft rock, and all things '80s for the better part of a decade, Phoenix became one of the most influential acts of the 2000s and 2010s. When they married that distinctive style to some of their strongest songs on 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, that album's mainstream success felt like a well-earned reward for their years of defining a sound that had permeated a lot of pop culture. Its follow-up, Bankrupt!, isn't nearly as devoid of new ideas as its title suggests, but it doesn't feel like quite the leap forward Wolfgang was compared to what came before it. Not that it necessarily needs to be; Phoenix sound more comfortable and confident than ever on songs like the lead single, "Entertainment," which defines almost everything that they do on the rest of the album with its galloping beats, earnest vocals, and Asian-tinged keyboard melodies.
Even if moments like these aren't exactly in keeping with the sound that broke Phoenix, they're a reminder that the bandmembers ultimately became popular by being themselves. Bankrupt! lets them celebrate with a victory lap that's enjoyable for all concerned. ~ Heather Phares
- Genre: Rock, Alternative, Pop
- Black Vinyl
- Format: Vinyl
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TRACKS
A1 Entertainment
A2 The Real Thing
A3 S.O.S. In Bel Air
A4 Trying To Be Cool
A5 Bankrupt!
B1 Drakkar Noir
B2 Chloroform
B3 Don't
B4 Bourgeois
B5 Oblique City
