2013

Any fans concerned that Bankrupt! will be freakishly different than the Phoenix they've come to appreciate have nothing to worry about.  Basically, Bankrupt! is a melodic and slightly gentler version of Wolfgang, and while this album could be considered experimental for them, but all of the songs are easily recognizable as a Phoenix song upon first listen.  Taken in isolation, it's catchy, but maybe not with any songs capable of reaching megahit status.  If they set out to make an album that's compositionally divergent from anything they've ever done before, they didn't do so well.  If they set out to make an album of easy-on-the-ears pop songs with a few subtle twists, they did pretty well.