{"product_id":"phoenix-alpha-zulu-distro-title","title":"Phoenix - Alpha Zulu (Distro Title)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the late 2010s became the 2020s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e made music that reflected -- and reacted to -- the tenor of the times. On 2017's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ti%20Amo\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ti%20Amo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTi Amo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, they chose sensuality, joy, and beauty in the face of rising anger and intolerance. Half a decade later, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e felt shaped by the lingering shadows of the COVID-19 global pandemic and, more personally, the 2019 passing of the band's frequent collaborator and friend, producer, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Cassius\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Cassius\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCassius\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e member \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Philippe%20Zdar\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Philippe%20Zdar\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhilippe Zdar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e made three albums with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Zdar\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Zdar\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZdar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, including their debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/United\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/United\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnited\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and 2009's Grammy-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, so the most fitting tribute they could give him was making one of their finest works in his memory. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ti%20Amo\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ti%20Amo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTi Amo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e sometimes favored mood over hooks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e crystallizes the purest and most direct parts of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's music. Trading the hazy warmth of their last album for crisp precision suits them well on \"Tonight,\" a brisk collaboration with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Vampire%20Weekend\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Vampire%20Weekend\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVampire Weekend\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ezra%20Koenig\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Ezra%20Koenig\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEzra Koenig\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that channels the anticipation of the evening in its tightly wound guitars and ricocheting vocal interplay. \"After Midnight\" goes one better, distilling the skill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e have shown at euphoric yet bittersweet pop since \"Too Young.\" For the first time in a long time, however, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e extends the effervescence of their singles over the length of an entire album. As it expresses the difference between being an outsider and someone who stands out, \"The Only One\" sounds like classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The band add a meta twist to this yearning on \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Season 2,\" where \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thomas%20Mars\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Thomas%20Mars\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Mars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e sounds more boyish than ever as he sings about finding fresh angles on familiar things, whether they're television shows or long-term relationships. It's a theme \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e return to on \"Artefact,\" an emotional excavation driven by the skipping, muted rhythm guitars they share with \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/the%20Strokes\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/the%20Strokes\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe Strokes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (not surprisingly, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's mix of exuberance and maturity often calls to mind \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/The%20New%20Abnormal\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/The%20New%20Abnormal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Abnormal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e). Despite the album's concise 35-minute length, the band still find time to experiment, pulling their beats taut and sharpening their synths into blades on the title track and \"All Eyes on Me,\" which mixes harpsichords and hip-hop-tinged rhythms effortlessly. Even when they calm things down, the group don't lose the momentum that makes \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e so irresistible. An extended version of \"Identical\" (which originally appeared in \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sofia%20Coppola\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Sofia%20Coppola\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSofia Coppola\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's 2020 film On the Rocks) borrows some of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/New%20Order\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/New%20Order\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's gently insistent, uplifting pulse to end the album with an aptly cinematic feeling of closure and liberation as \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Mars\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Mars\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e sings, \"Take my advice\/Make your mistakes.\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's most immediate work since \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Phoenix\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Phoenix\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and their most varied since \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/United\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/United\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnited\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Alpha%20Zulu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e does indeed range from A to Z, but the band are always in control and the results are frequently brilliant. ~ Heather Phares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePressed on \u003cstrong\u003eblue vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003eAlpha Zulu\u003cbr\u003eTonight (feat. Ezra Koenig)\u003cbr\u003eThe Only One\u003cbr\u003eAfter Midnight\u003cbr\u003eWinter Solstice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003eSeason 2\u003cbr\u003eArtefact\u003cbr\u003eAll Eyes On Me\u003cbr\u003eMy Elixir\u003cbr\u003eIdentical\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePlease note: This is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003edistributed title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (which means another label pressed this release), so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ewe do not have any extra jackets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for this release in case of minor damage by the USPS in transit. To clarify, It will come packaged in a full-color jacket (as pictured) sealed with plastic wrap UNLESS requested in the comment section of your order to \"open the album \u0026amp; place outside of the jacket prior to shipping.\" This is a good way to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e prevent potential seam splits \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealong the top of the jacket due to careless handling by the post office, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e this service is free of charge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. If you forget to write in the comments of your order about shipping outside of the jacket, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLEASE EMAIL US WITH YOUR ORDER NUMBER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and ask us to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eupdate the notes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon your order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e to ship outside of the jacke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003et. Release days are hectic, especially the first few hours, so please give ample time for a response. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Enjoy The Ride Records","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":58812802040192,"sku":"PhoenixAlphaZulu","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/phoneix1.jpg?v=1788084227","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/phoenix-alpha-zulu-distro-title","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}