"Not only does Bankrupt! propose a big, stadium-ready sound, it offers one that nearly suffocates its creators." — Magnet

Somewhat sneakily, as they honed their blend of new wave, synth pop, soft rock, and all things '80s for the better part of a decade, Phoenix became one of the most influential acts of the 2000s and 2010s. All Music Guide says that when they married that distinctive style to some of their strongest songs on 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, that album's mainstream success felt like a well-earned reward for their years of defining a sound that had permeated a lot of pop culture. Its follow-up, Bankrupt!, isn't nearly as devoid of new ideas as its title suggests, but it doesn't feel like quite the leap forward Wolfgang was compared to what came before it.

On Bankrupt, the French rock band moves away from pop for is fifth full-length studio release. Phoenix is still able to deliver a solid album. It's an album full of off-kilter, strange pop songs, the sort that Phoenix does so well. It may have been four years in the making, but it's certainly been well worth waiting for, says musicOMH. They've taken what made Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix brilliant, turned it up to 10 and then added a few new twists to create one of the most effortlessly enjoyable albums you're likely to hear all year.

Track Listing
1. Entertainment
2. The Real Thing
3. S.O.S In Bel Air
4. Trying To Be Cool
5. Bankrupt!
6. Drakkar Noir
7. Chloroform
8. Don’t
9. Bourgeois
10. Oblique City