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Phoenix perform a live set in The Current studio

Phoenix – studio session at The CurrentThe Current

September 08, 2022

Hours before launching their Alpha Zulu tour at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, French indie-pop band Phoenix visited The Current studio to perform a set of songs, including the title track and "Tonight," the second track to be released from the new album, Alpha Zulu, which is scheduled for full release on November 4 on Loyauté/Glassnote Records.

In addition to the new cuts, Phoenix played a longtime favorite from their back catalogue. Watch all three performances above.

Songs Performed

00:00:00 “Tonight”
00:03:02 “Alpha Zulu”
00:05:50 “1901”

Band members

Thomas Mars
Deck D'Arcy
Christian Mazzalai
Laurent Brancowitz

Phoenix perform in The Current studio
Phoenix performing in The Current studio on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022; left to right: Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars, Deck D'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai.
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Credits

Guests – Phoenix
Producer – Derrick Stevens
Director – Erik Stromstad
Camera Operators – Erik Stromstad, Evan Clark
Audio – Eric Xu Romani
Video Editor – Evan Clark
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

Bonus Content

Watch Phoenix performing a semi-acoustic rendition of their song “1901” during their June 2009 visit to The Current studio.

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Phoenix perform "1901" at The Current in June 2009.