Photos: Phoenix Recording LP5

Fashion designer/photographer Hedi Slimane joined Thomas Mars & Co. in a New York recording studio where Phoenix are plotting their follow-up to their breakout fourth LP, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Earlier this year, Mars and bassist Deck D’Arcy said they hope to work with an orchestra and live drums for the TGV-inspired project. Check out the full collection of black-and-white shots here.