Blog: Pitchfork: Forkcast

Photo by Pascal Teixeira Phoenix 's 2006 album It's Never Been Like That is stellar for a lot of reasons: hooks galore, artfully wounded lyrics, meticulous arrangements. But it also must be one of the most re-playable records in recent history; the thing doesn't get old. It's like the pre-stroke Dick Clark of post-Strokes indie-rock records. And now the French four piece is finally releasing a follow-up, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix , May 26 in the U.S. via [...]