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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 4

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 4

Our picks for the best albums out this week include a droll, sometimes comical, sometimes graphic debut from the Atlanta duo Coco & Clair Clair, five new and totally different records from SAULT and more.

New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 4

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How Phoenix Scored Sofia Coppola's 'On The Rocks'

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How Phoenix Scored Sofia Coppola's 'On The Rocks'

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Lead singer Thomas Mars and guitarist Christian Mazzalai of Phoenix discuss their work with film director Sofia Coppola.

Phoenix On World Cafe

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Even In Dark Times, Phoenix Loves You

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Even In Dark Times, Phoenix Loves You

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Hear the band perform songs from Ti Amo — an album that's surprisingly lighthearted, given the string of attacks that struck Phoenix's French homeland as work on the record progressed.

Phoenix On World Cafe

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Guest DJ: How The Band Phoenix Made A Joyful Record In Chaotic Times
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Guest DJ: How The Band Phoenix Made A Joyful Record In Chaotic Times

Guitarist Laurent Brancowitz and singer Thomas Mars talk about how the band was able to make uplifting music at a time when their native Paris has seen horrific terror attacks.

Guest DJ: How The Band Phoenix Made A Joyful Record In Chaotic Times

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Songs We Love: Phoenix, 'Alone on Christmas Day'

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Phoenix, 'Alone on Christmas Day'

French indie-pop band's cover of a long, lost Beach Boys classic for Bill's Very Murray Christmas.

'Alone on Christmas Day'

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Vintage Cafe: Phoenix

French indie-rock band Phoenix performs on stage at the 13th Annual Non-COMMvention in Philadelphia in May. Joe Del Tufo/WXPN hide caption

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Vintage Cafe: Phoenix

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The French indie-rock band performs songs from its latest album, Bankrupt!, and the earlier Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix in Philadelphia.

Phoenix On World Cafe

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Phoenix On Sounding Like Robots And Staying Restless

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Phoenix On Sounding Like Robots And Staying Restless

The French pop quartet is notoriously slow to release new music. But vocalist Thomas Mars and guitarist Laurent Brancowitz say their new album, Bankrupt!, wouldn't have been the same without meticulous self-editing.

Phoenix On Sounding Like Robots And Staying Restless

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New David Bowie, My Morning Jacket Covers John Denver

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All Songs Considered

New David Bowie, My Morning Jacket Covers John Denver

On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen crushes co-host Robin Hilton's little heart in a disagreement over the music of John Denver. Plus brand new music from David Bowie, Phoenix, Wavves and more.

New David Bowie, My Morning Jacket Covers John Denver

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Memorable Moments From The Tiny Desk

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Memorable Moments From The Tiny Desk

This week, All Songs Considered looks back at three and a half years of live music at the NPR offices.

Memorable Moments From The Tiny Desk

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Phoenix On World Cafe

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Phoenix On World Cafe

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The four friends in Phoenix started out playing Hank Williams and Prince covers in area bars, but eventually landed a slot as a backing band for Air. More than a decade later, Phoenix is one of the biggest pop bands in the world.

Phoenix On World Cafe

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Phoenix: Infectious French Pop

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Phoenix: Infectious French Pop

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the fourth studio album by French rock band Phoenix, has appeared on many critics' best of the year lists, thanks to its infectious pop hooks and '70s disco grooves. The group has been called "Rock's Great French Hope" by Rolling Stone magazine. Thomas Mars and Laurent Brancowitz of Phoenix talk about their music and the album's title, which Brancowitz says his mother apparently didn't like.

Phoenix: Infectious French Pop

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All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

The Best Music Of 2009

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Here are the top 25, as selected by All Songs Considered listeners.

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

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Hear Phoenix Perform Acoustic Versions Of '1901' And 'Lisztomania'

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Favorite Sessions

Hear Phoenix Perform Acoustic Versions Of '1901' And 'Lisztomania'

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In WFUV's Studio-A, Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai of Phoenix transformed two irresistible power-pop songs from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, using just an acoustic guitar.

'Playground Love' (Acoustic)

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Concerts

Phoenix in Concert

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The four-man Parisian pop band Phoenix mixes '80s rock influences, '70s disco grooves and an appealing French accent to create likeable, danceable songs. The group just released its third album, the immensely appealing It's Never Been Like That.

Phoenix in Concert

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Song Of The Day

Power-Pop with a Twist of France

The French band Phoenix's "Long Distance Call" is a lovably catchy power-pop nugget informed by early-'80s pop grooves, the insouciance of the '70s rock band Pablo Cruise and a flood of Hall & Oates sing-alongs.

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In Performance

Playful Pop from French Quartet Phoenix

Since their 2001 debut, the French band Phoenix has gained a devoted following on the international pop scene. Their latest album, Live! Thirty Days Ago, features performances by the quartet on the road.

Playful Pop from French Quartet Phoenix

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