Listen to Phoenix’s turbulent new track ‘Alpha Zulu’
nme.comPhoenix have released a new track called ‘Alpha Zulu’. Listen to the song below.The song marks the French band’s first new music in two years.
The title and lyric ‘Alpha Zulu’ come from a phrase frontman Thomas Mars heard a pilot repeating over the radio during a flight as the plane hit turbulence.
The urgency of the situation and phrase stuck with Mars and inspired the track.According to a release, the band is currently in the studio finishing up their first new album in five years, and follow-up to 2017’s ‘Ti Amo’. ‘Alpha Zulu’ is also said to foreshadow the sound of Phoenix’s upcoming album, hinting at “bold new sonic horizons.”The band from Versailles is currently on tour, will multiple festival dates on the horizon, including a homecoming show at Paris’ We Love Green Festival as well as a slot at Primavera Sound in Barcelona with more shows to be announced.
Check out tickets here and view the current list of shows below.JUNE1 – Nimes, FR – Paloma3 – Saint-Brieuc, FR – Festival Art Rock4 – Paris, FR – We Love Green8 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera In The City10 – Lyon, FR – Nuits de Fourviere11 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera SoundSEPTEMBER17-18 – Atlanta, GA – Music Midtown23-25 – Bentonville, AR – Format FestivalOCTOBER14-16 – Austin, TX – ACLThe four-piece shared the standalone single ‘Identical’ last summer.
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