The First Time With... Series 27 - 4. Phoenix

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 27 - 4. PHOENIX (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th December 2022

Thomas & Christian from Phoenix talk Matt through the pivotal songs that have shaped them and explain how emerging alongside Daft Punk and Cassius helped them define their sound. The late nineties saw an incredible generation of French artists move to the forefront, and Phoenix have shifted from cult Indie darlings to stadium fillers, with hit albums and a steady stream of soundtrack work over a twenty year career.

With music from Air, D'Angelo, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Phoenix, the band also reveal how the spirit of their late great friend, producer Philippe Zdar, infused their latest album, 'Alpha Zulu'.

Phoenix - Lisztomania [V2]
Alain Souchon - Jamais Content [SME Strategic Marketing Group]
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 [EMI Gold]
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean [Epic]
My Bloody Valentine - No More Sorry [Rhino/Warner]
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da [Parlophone]
Kiss - Love Theme From Kiss [Mercury]
Phoenix - Too Young [Source]
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better [Source]
Phoenix (feat. Ezra Koenig) - Tonight [LOYAUTE/Glassnote]
Air - Playground Love [Virgin]
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar [EMI]
Phoenix - Everything Is Everything [Source]
Phoenix - 1901 [V2 / Cooperative]
Phoenix - Identical [Glassnote Music]
Daft Punk - Veridis Quo [Daft Life Ltd./ADA France]