The Phoenix Foundation

Location:
Wellington, NZ
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
German pop / J-POP / Chinese pop
Site(s):
Label:
Young American (US),Warners(NZ), RemoteControl(Oz)
Type:
Indie
'POT'



NEW ALBUM "BUFFALO" OUT NOW IN NEW ZEALAND



Hi Everybody!
We have recently released Buffalo, available now CD and digital formats, AND as a limited edition 12’’ vinyl release.
Initially recorded at The Car Club, Buffalo was eventually finished with producer Lee Prebble at The Surgery in Newtown, with the help of Brett Stanton.
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We'd love to have you join us on Facebook too. You can find us here;
http://www.facebook.com/thephoenixfoundation



HAPPY ENDING’ AVAILABLE IN EUROPE!



Happy Ending is now available in UK & Europe through Lovely Horse Records.
The albums been getting some strong reviews:
"This is a gorgeous, sustained series of blissful psychedelic pieces in which swoonsome melodies and tender harmonies are beautifully balanced with a sort of salty lysergic fizz,." *****The Independent, Nov, 09
‘Brimmed with Rock & pop classicism. Impressive’’ **** Mojo Magazine, Sept 09
‘’a quest of a record that provides both a range of textural delights as well as the necessary immediacy to maintain engagement….for those already in the know, your secret might not be safe for long.’’ Drowned In Sound, 8/10, Sept 09
‘The future and the past seldom sounded so delightful’ Q. Magazine. Sept 09
Buy Here Now From iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=327201568&id=327201188&s=143444&uo=6"
Buy Here Now From Rough Trade Records:
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=317689



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Click here to buy Happy Ending in Aus:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273950988&id=273950698&s=143460



Some other reviews!
-"It is one of the best examples of pop music that this country has produced" ***** Scott Kara, The Herald, Herald/Time Out number 1 album for 2007
-"Its not just the best thing this Wellington band has ever done, its simply one of the best things Ive heard all year.from anywhere." Nick Bollinger, Radio New Zealand, Nick Bollingers top 10 albums of the year in The Listener
-"This has my vote for album of the year" ***** Lindsay Davis, The Dominion Post
- "The band's best album yet: immediate yet trippy, bright on the surface but dark beneath, catchy as bird flu while seething with sonic and emotional complexity. My favourite local record of the year so far." Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times



The follow up to our gold selling album ''Pegasus'' released in 2005, "Happy Ending" has once again been recorded and produced by Lee Prebble at The Surgery Studio in Newtown, Wellington between late 2006/2007.
The first single Bright Grey has just been released and is now available for download through I tunes. Bright Grey was the number one song on all alternative, student and indie rock stations in New Zealand for 2007.



THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION RELEASED HORSEPOWER IN THE U.S ON 15 MAY, 2007



We released our album Horsepower through
Young American Recordings on May 15. For more information visit www.youngamericanrecordings.com
Here is what peoples have been yakkin' about Horsepower in the US;
‘’Serene and fluid experimental pop rock that could be the
soundtrack to the dream you never want to end’’
- Sentamentalist Mag
“the most gorgeously unexpected surprise of the year”
- V Man Magazine
…a mastery of sonic nuance. The arrangements are rich and
colorful, but the texture never feels too thick.…. In a rock
market saturated with high-octane releases, Horsepower is
a welcome change of pace.
- Popmatters – Neal Hayes
There is something otherwordly about this group, whilst
it might be hemispheric difference…, it is a pleasurable diversion’’
- Big Shot Magazine, U.S, March 07
Eagle Vs Shark:
The Phoenix Foundation wrote the score for film Eagle Vs Shark, directed by Oscar Nominated director Taika Waititi. The film was released in the U.S through Mirimax and has been getting rave reviews from major film festivals around the world.
www.eaglevsshark.net
The fellas are working a new film project with Taika called 'Boy' and it is very, very good if I may say so myself! 'Boy' is released in New Zealand cinemas March 2010.



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