Thomas Mars: Last News

Phoenix 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.

Phoenix have shared new song "Alpha Zulu," their first new release since 2020. The French band wrote the song when frontman Thomas Mars heard a pilot repeating the phrase over the radio during a turbulent flight in stormy conditions.

Sofia Coppola and her husband, Thomas Mars, were spotted walking their dog in New York City on Wednesday afternoon.The 50-year-old director and her 44-year-old spouse appeared to be making the most of the pleasant springtime weather as they took a leisurely stroll along the Hudson River Greenway.The couple has been married ever since 2011 and share two children.

Phoenix have teased that they are currently recording new music – check out their teaser video below.The French four-piece shared the standalone single ‘Identical’ last summer, and haven’t released a full-length album since 2017’s ‘Ti Amo’.Yesterday (January 12) Phoenix posted a short black-and-white video (filmed by Guillaume Delaperriere) which shows the group playing music together inside the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.“New Year, new studio,” the band captioned the post.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn some respects, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars and his bandmates were already prepared for the many creative pivots the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated.Even before the pandemic, the group had established what Mars (pictured above, second from right) describes as an “archiving system” from the in-person recording sessions for its 2017 album “Ti Amo” and forthcoming follow-up so that each member can complete any remaining work remotely.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn some respects, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars and his bandmates were already prepared for the many creative pivots the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated.In the last three years pre-pandemic, the group has established what Mars describes as an “archiving system” from any in-person recording sessions for its 2017 album “Ti Amo” and forthcoming follow-up so that each member can complete any remaining work remotely. Even before the Zoom boom, the process helped Mars established a good virtual workflow with his bandmates.“It’s something we’re really proud of and we’re constantly improving because we are far from each other: I live in New York City, one lives in Rome, two are in Paris,” Mars says.