Phoenix Detail Ti Amo, Share Irresistible Lead Single “J-Boy”

Phoenix’s de facto album announcement went out earlier this week in a revealing New York Times interview, but now the French indie-pop powerhouse has put out all the details of Ti Amo, not to mention our first sampling from the album, sleek lead single “J-Boy.”

Today’s formal announcement confirms that Ti Amo is due out on June 9 via Loyaute/Glassnote, more than four years after the spring 2013 release of their fifth LP, Bankrupt! Produced by Phoenix and recorded at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris alongside their long-time collaborator Pierrick Devin, the new record is, in the band’s own words:

… An album about simple pure emotions: love, desire, lust and innocence. It’s also a record about our European, Latin roots, a fantasized version of Italy: a lost paradise made of eternal Roman summers (hyper-light, hyper-clarity, pistachio gelato), juke-boxes on the beach, Monica Vitti and Marcello Mastroiani, fearless desire and Antique marble statues.

“J-Boy” is a stylish, synth-heavy track that is arguably the most dance-floor-flooding jam Phoenix have ever released. Thomas Mars sings about being “higher than a disco ball” while shimmering, staccato keys and an insistent beat set toes across the world a-tapping. The track will see its TV debut when Phoenix perform on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on May 2.

Hear “J-Boy” below or via your streaming service of choice here, find the Ti Amo tracklist and album art beneath that, and see if Phoenix is coming to your city even further down—the quartet is touring the world through September in support of Ti Amo.

Ti Amo Tracklist:
01. J-Boy
02. Ti Amo
03. Tuttifrutti
04. Fior Di Latte
05. Lovelife
06. Goodbye Soleil
07. Fleur De Lys
08. Role Model
09. Via Veneto
10. Telefono

Ti Amo Album Art:

Phoenix Tour Dates:

May
12 – Miami, Fla. @ Fillmore *
13 – Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues *
14 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Shaky Knees Festival
15 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium *

June
02 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Fillmore +
03 – New York, N.Y. @ Governor’s Ball
04 – Toronto, Ontario @ Field Trip Festival
05 – Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom +
07 – Morrison, Colo. @ Red Rocks + %
10 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Live 105
11 – San Diego, Calif. @ X-Fest
13 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Marquee Theater +
14 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Brooklyn Bowl +
15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl + &
21-25 – Worthy Farm, Pilton @ Glastonbury Festival
29 – Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain @ Vida Festival
30 – Marmande, France @ Garorock Festival

July
01 – Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
06 – Lisbon, Portugal @ NOS Alive
07 – Bilbao, Spain @ Bilbao BBK Live
08 – Hérouville-St-Clair, France @ Beauregard Festival
09 – Belfort, France @ Les Eurockéennes Festival
13 – Aix-les-Bains, France @ Musilac Festival
14 – Carhaix, France @ Les Vieilles Charrues
12-16 – Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival
16 – Berlin-Ferropolis, Germany @ Melt! Festival
20-22 – Wiesen, Austria @ Out of the Woods
22 – Roma, Italy @ Rock in Roma

August
06 – Bandol, France @ Lunallena festival
11-12 – Bali, Indonesia @ Sunny Side Up Festival
11-13 – Jakarta, Indonesia @ We The Fest
12-13 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia @ Good Vibes Fest
15 – Manila, Philippines @ Araneta Coliseum
17 – Bangkok, Thailand @ Moon Star Studio
18-20 – Osaka / Tokyo, Japan @ Summersonic Festival

September
01 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Popaganda Festival
02 – Laois, Ireland @ Electric Picnic
24 – Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
25 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
26 – Hamburg, Germany @ Grosse Freiheit
28 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rockhalle
29 – Paris, France @ AccorHotels Arena
30 – London, U.K. @ Alexandra Palace

(* – With Whitney)
(+ – With The Lemon Twigs)
(% – With Miike Snow)
(& – With Mac DeMarco)