Phoenix

Blending new wave, synth pop, soft rock, and funk with crisp, electronic-leaning production, Phoenix's music is as stylish as it is melodic. The Parisian band's reverence for classic songwriting gave them a niche within the French electronic scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s, with 2000's debut album United featuring the infectious single "Too Young" as well as contributions from members of Daft Punk and Cassius' Philippe Zdar. The tweaks they made on 2004's smooth Alphabetical and 2006's guitar-driven It's Never Been Like That paved the way for 2009's Grammy winning Wolf...