We here at the Music Mix are big fans of French buzz band Phoenix, so when we heard that they were taping a week-long satellite radio residency, we made it our business to get into that studio.
All next week, Jake Fogelnest’s 10-11 A.M. show on the indie-leaning Sirius XMU channel will be co-hosted by Phoenix — well, half of the quartet, at least, anyway. We got to see frontman Thomas Mars and guitarist Christian Mazzalai, tres charmant as always, introduce some of their favorite tunes by other artists, as well as playing stripped-down acoustic versions of "Lisztomania," "1901," and "Armistice," all from their super-cool new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
There was also some French-accented banter about Lou Reed (his "Street Hassle" was apparently a big influence on the new record) and the band’s recent SNL performance ("I was thinking those hugs at the end of the show were fake, but they’re real!" quipped Mars), among other things.
Will you be tuning in to hear Phoenix’s Sirius XM performances next week? Tell us, oui ou non, below.
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I <3 Phoenix. Makes me wish I had Sirius (and a car). Discovered them in 2004 while living abroad in Denmark and have followed them since. I met them three years ago, the last time they were in Boston, and they were so wonderfully quirky! I am devastated that I did not get tickets in time for their sold out show in a few weeks.
Might have to shell out the $$$ on ebay to see them. Regardless, I am SO glad they're getting some recognition! Merci beaucoup, Phoenix, for being fantastic! 
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