BANKRUPT! 1/18/1994 The material stems from the

The material stems from the 10 years between 1988 and '98 and

sounding like Lou Reed on a heavy bender trying to figure out how to operate a synthesizer

Ali McMordie (bass guitar)

Adventurous from start to end and filled with funky and bluesy rhythms

Recorded live in New York in 1975

BANKRUPT! 1/18/1994 The material stems from theSomewhat sneakily, as they honed their blend of new wave, synth pop, soft rock, and all things '80s for the better part of a decade, Phoenix became one of the most influential acts of the 2000s and 2010s. When they married that distinctive style to some of their strongest songs on 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, that album's mainstream success felt like a well earned reward for their years of defining a sound that had permeated a lot of pop culture.