Fandango (The Phoenix Foundation album)

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Fandango
The Phoenix Foundation Fandango album cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 April 2013 (NZ/AUS)
29 April 2013 (UK/EU)
14 May 2013 (USA)
Genre Indie rock, Neo-psychedelia, Indie pop
Length76:55
Label Universal Music NZ
Producer The Phoenix Foundation
The Phoenix Foundation chronology
Buffalo
(2010)
Fandango
(2013)
Give Up Your Dreams
(2015)

Fandango is the fifth full-length album by New Zealand band, The Phoenix Foundation. The first double-album by the band, it was released in Australasia on 26 April 2013, and in England soon after. Fandango's final track "Friendly Society" is one of their longest to date, running just under 18 minutes in length.

Contents

Release

The first single from Fandango was "The Captain", released in late January 2013, alongside an announcement that the album would be released at the end of April. [1] The full album was made available for streaming on The Guardian two weeks before its release date. [2]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by The Phoenix Foundation.

Disc one

  1. "Black Mould" – 5:30
  2. "Modern Rock" – 6:12
  3. "The Captain" – 3:38
  4. "Thames Soup" – 5:07
  5. "Evolution Did" – 3:48
  6. "Inside Me Dead" – 5:56
  7. "Corale" – 7:39

Disc two

  1. "Supernatural" – 6:08
  2. "Walls" – 3:45
  3. "Morning Riff" – 4:33
  4. "Sideways Glance" – 6:58
  5. "Friendly Society" – 17:41

Personnel

Additional Personnel

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References

  1. "The Phoenix Foundation Announce New Album + First Single 'The Captain'". Under The Radar. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "Album stream: The Phoenix Foundation – Fandango". The Guardian. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.