Phoenix是法國巴黎的四個小伙子在1999年組成的一支用英語演唱的樂隊。 2000年的處女作United讓Phoenix一舉成名，2004年發行的第2張專輯Alphabetical卻褒貶不一。而他們的音樂風格在去年的第三張錄音室專輯It's Never Been Like That中變化了很多。 在歷經好評如潮的第二張專輯Alphabetical發行，并結束巡回3大洲、150場的04/05年演唱會后，Phoenix決定遠離世俗、直搗錄音室，進行最新專輯制作工作。 四位團員Thomas Mars、Christian Mazzalai、Laurent Brancowitz及Deck d'Arcy選擇了座落於東柏林，傳說中鬧鬼的舊錄音室Planet Roc studios。 在05年夏天，當這4個巴黎大男孩進駐時，連一首歌都還沒創作出來。在這個寬闊陰森的環境里，沒有任何乾擾，同樣也沒有任何外援的環境里，一股腦地投入這第三張專輯的制作與創作工作。沒有先前兩張專輯United、Alphabetical的華麗錄音設備，4個大男孩依然創作出令人興奮的作品。 Phoenix樂隊是在《Lost in Translation》——《迷失東京的OST》中獻聲的一支法國synth pop團體，樂隊的音樂中大量采用合成器，略帶有些復古的曲風。喜歡樂隊的主音，年輕人的聲音:青春幽默，熱情活力，天真浪漫，帶有一些稚嫩。聆聽Phoenix的音樂就像和一個跟你一樣的年輕人分享他的性情和思想！ The French band Phoenix draws elements from an eclectic '80s upbringing to arrive at their rock-synth sound. Thomas Mars (vocals), Deck d'Arcy (bass), and Christian Mazzalai (guitars) were a garage band based out of Mars' house in the suburbs of Paris. Mazzalai's older brother Branco joined the band on guitar when his band Darlin' disbanded in 1995. The group got their touring start on the French bar circuit doing Hank Williams and Prince covers to drunk audiences. Two years later the band took on the name Phoenix and pressed 500 copies of a single on their own label, Ghettoblaster. The A-side was a punk rock song and the other a chugging Krautrocker, hinting at their eclectic tastes. Shortly after, they were signed to the Paris-based Source Records. Phoenix became well acquainted with labelmates Air when they acted as their backing band on several U.K. TV appearances. The result of the electronic exposure was a single called "Heatwave," which was very similar to a '70s disco tune. United, the group's debut album, appeared in 2000 on Astralwerks and was recorded over two months. The album featured guest appearances from friends and family, including Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Philippe Zdar (Cassius), and d'Arcy's mother's choral society on the track "Funky Squaredance." Alphabetical followed in 2004 and It's Never Been Like That in 2006.