Yet another masterful stroke in the career of a band that seem to only get better.
If there was a survey asked about what people would want from a
Phoenix album, then we’re pretty sure the same responses would come back. Sweet electro-pop hooks? Shimmering Parisian synths? That feeling of being transported to a European nightspot where euphoria is the cocktail of choice? In all those manners ‘
Ti Amo’ delivers and it delivers big. Building an even greater wall of surging pop sounds into a beefier collection of tracks, it takes predecessor ‘Bankrupt’s more delectable moments and turns it into a follow-up that intoxicates from start to finish, confirming why Phoenix sit in a class of their own.
That knack for a synth-pop nugget is the core of everything Phoenix stand for, and in ‘Ti Amo’, it’s dialled up to a level that simply drowns out any other notion in your head. Like a trip through a scorching summer day on the European coast (which ties nicely to the whole ‘Italian Disco’ theme), it’s as devouring as a fresh ice cream. ‘
Tuttifrutti’ is the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ for a fresh new generation, ‘
J-Boy’ swaggers with a charm of bright lights and brighter sunsets whilst the title track itself brings high-octance energy into an outfit of distinct suaveness that’s destined to light up packed venues around the globe. Vibrant at every turn, it’s a record completely sure of itself and the road it’s setting down, pulling in the more slow-burning electronica of ‘
Via Veneto’ in emphatic ease - similar in result to the hands in the air sheen of ‘Fior De Latte’ and the exotic licks of ‘
Fleur De Lys’ that’ll have you shaking in rhythm and throwing shapes in a matter of seconds.
