Biography

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix turned festival fields into neon singalongs.

Thomas Mars’ feather-light voice floats over meticulously gated mixes.

Guitar lines behave like keyboard hooks; keyboards behave like breeze.

Lossless audio reveals transient-sparse mixes and bass contours polished to glass.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

  • French indie band formed in Versailles in 1999; includes Thomas Mars on vocals.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2010.
  • 1901 and Lisztomania became international alternative-radio staples.