Chloroform (song)

"Chloroform"
Promotional single by Phoenix from the album Bankrupt!
Released 25 March 2013[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Alternative rock, new wave, synthpop
Length 4:05
Label
Writer Phoenix[2][1]

Bankrupt! track listing
"Drakkar Noir"
(6)		 "Chloroform"
(7)		 "Don't"
(8)
Music video
"Chloroform" on YouTube

"Chloroform" is a song written[2][1] and performed by Phoenix, issued as the first promotional single from the band's fifth studio album Bankrupt!. The official remix of the song features noise pop band Sleigh Bells.[3]

On 30 April 2013, the band performed the song on Late Show with David Letterman during the Live on Letterman webcast that also featured performances of several of their other songs.[4]

Music video

Although the song was not issued as an official single, a music video was created for the song, directed by Sofia Coppola (the wife of lead singer Thomas Mars).[5]

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone referred to the song as "restrained pout soul";[6] while Chris Payne of Billboard called the song a highlight and complimented its "balmy, tropical feel" while comparing it favorably to the work of Delorean and The Tough Alliance.[7] Steven Arroyo of TIME highlighted the song as one of the best songs on the album (along with official lead single "Entertainment" and album cut "Bourgeois").[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Phoenix - Chloroform (File) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chloroform - Phoenix - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Phoenix - Chloroform (Sleigh Bells Remix) (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Lights Up ‘Live On Letterman’ With New Album Highlights « The World Famous KROQ". KROQ. CBS Local Media. May 1, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix - Chloroform (Official Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Loyauté Records. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Dolan, Jon (April 23, 2003). "Phoenix Bankrupt! Album Review - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Payne, Chris (April 15, 2013). "Phoenix, 'Bankrupt!': Track-by-Track Review - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Arroyo, Steven (April 25, 2013). "Album Review: Phoenix 'Bankrupt!' - TIME.com". TIME. Time Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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