Ti Amo (album)

Ti Amo has been described as featuring synth-pop and Italo disco throughout. Phoenix said in a press release that the album is about "our European, Latin roots, a fantasized version of Italy", and that the songs focus on "simple, pure emotions: love, desire, lust, and innocence". Guitarist Laurent Brancowitz commented that the album recalls "summer and Italian discos". Daniel Glass, head of Glassnote Records, stated: "I think the record came out of darkness, out of concern. But what's resulted is this incredibly colorful record." ==Promotion==

The first single, "J-Boy", was released on 27 April 2017, and debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. The New York Times noted the song's "midtempo disco pulse", It was performed live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 2 May. It was premiered at a concert in Antwerp in April 2017, along with "J-Boy", "Lovelife" and "Role Model". "Goodbye Soleil" was released for streaming on 2 June. Phoenix toured North America from 12 May to 15 June 2017, concluding at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. They then toured Europe and Asia in support of the album until September. ==Critical reception==

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Sister paper The Guardian also awarded the album three stars, acknowledging that "self-aware cheesiness is a difficult tightrope to tiptoe across." They did recognize "the album’s standout track 'Tuttifrutti', and the melancholic tang of the band’s best songwriting peeks out behind the silly stuff, it works gloriously." Pitchfork called Phoenix "as decadent and beguiling as ever" on their sixth album. "Ti Amo is another meticulously constructed 10-song set of glossy soft-pop romance," they concluded. Accolades ==Track listing==

Sample credits • "Lovelife" contains a sample of "October (Love Song)" by Chris & Cosey • "Fleur de Lys" contains a sample of "Expensive Shit" by Fela Kuti ==Personnel==

Adapted from the album liner notes. Phoenix • Deck d'Arcy • Laurent Brancowitz • Thomas Mars • Christian Mazzalai Additional musicians • Kinga Burza – phone message • Dodi El Sherbini – additional production , keyboards • Thomas Hedlund – drums • Mike Lévy – assistance Production • Michael H. Brauer – mixing • Pierre Le Cardinal – audio technical support • Laurent d'Herbécourt – additional recording • Pierrick Devin – mixing , production, recording, analog transfer • Alex Gopher – mastering • Jean Marc Harel – audio technical support • Florian Lagatta – analog transfer • Joe LaPorta – mastering • Steve Vealey – mixing assistance, Pro Tools engineering • Philippe Zdar – special guidance Artwork • Warren Fu – art direction • Liz Hirsch – design • Antoine Wagner – photography • Theo Le Sourd – photography ==Charts==