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...Tabloid by Phoenix,” released earlier this year by painfully Parisian record-label-cum-design-house Kitsun??, is the first of these releases. Described by the band as a group of “little treasures that have had this huge impact and amazed us,” the collection is as much a straightforward mixtape as it is a full disclosure of their tastes and influences. The individual value of each of the 20 tracks on “Tabloid” is apparent to the listener—both in terms of their musical...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smoldering Musical Discourse, Rising from the Ashes | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

...consisting of little more than shots of a spinning turntable with the band’s commentary edited over the music, “Musicvision” is certainly a commitment. The video, directed by Guillaume Dellaperriere, confirms what Phoenix was only able to say through implication on the Kitsun?? record. A song by foundational ’60s band The Red Krayola “Victory Garden,” for instance, is featured on both outputs. Whereas on the “Tabloid,” the song’s appeal and relative significance is left...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smoldering Musical Discourse, Rising from the Ashes | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

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