Phoenix Playing SNL Next Week!

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Wow…talk about a quick rise to fame.

After releasing two brilliant singles from their upcoming album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the frenchie-pop-rockers will be rocking SNL on April 4th, on a Seth Rogen-hosted episode.

I realize that SNL is maintaining its indie cred by getting awesome Pitchfork-rockers to play (TV On The Radio, Death Cab, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes), but Phoenix surprised me, mostly due to the fact that they just haven’t MADE IT in the way that the aforementioned bands have. Those four all had ridiculous album sales, whereas Phoenix’s first few cds were loved by the indie-rock crew and not much else. Those four all had some radio play, while I haven’t heard “Listzomania” or “1901″ on the radio once. So although I am in no way criticizing SNL’s decision to get such a great band on their show, I’m just a tad surprised. All that’s for sure is that it will lead to a HEAVY sales boost for the band, who will most likely rock their insanely catchy songs incredibly well live.

{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

David March 26, 2009 at 5:28 pm

New reason to watch SNL :-.D

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ASP March 27, 2009 at 9:33 am

what’s with all the spelling errors? who spells ‘great’ ‘gret’? this is diminishing my respect for the quality that is PMA.

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Adam Offitzer March 29, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Yeah bro-meister, since PMA’s main goal is to get you up-to-date tracks and news, we’re not necessarily going through a 15-step editing process to make sure that every article is entirely free of error. Hopefully you’re respeckt for the kwalitee that it PMA will inkrease again.

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Julio Aguilar March 27, 2009 at 11:03 am

I bought these guys’ album last album, about a decade ago! Good that they are coming out with the next one!

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David March 28, 2009 at 4:43 pm

Am I the only one who`s favorite Phoenix song is Rome?

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david March 29, 2009 at 12:09 pm

ASP, calm the hell down no publication is perfect even RollingStone has a section for corrections in every issue as do all magazines and newspapers because only OCD-freaks expect perfection, saying that a tiny typo is “diminishing my respect for the quality that is PMA.” is retarded.

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E. March 29, 2009 at 4:36 pm

I agree with ASP, my respect for pma was also hurt with the error.

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Adam Offitzer April 19, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Sorree about thit E. Iwill trie to ficks these spilling errs as soon as plausible.

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Cosmic April 5, 2009 at 12:36 am

Phoenix rocked SNL!!!

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Eric April 19, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Phoenix is the shit… Always have gaven these guys alot of credit…. but they soldout, so i’ll steal the new album

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p August 1, 2009 at 10:14 pm

new to me, but I saw them on SNL… lead singer is a modern day Paul McCartney!!!! (only better!!)

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