Name: C’est La Vie
Brand: Phosphorescent

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Indie Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-10-05

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

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Sales:8.875

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656605141336

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Artist

Phosphorescent

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Dead Oceans

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/adrianne-lenker-abysskiss">Adrianne Lenker - abysskiss </a>

An achingly beautiful record from <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/big-thief">Big Thief</a> vocalist, Adrianne Lenker. This is the Minnesota-born musician as she is, with very little else. Her voice is centre stage, which flickers, dancing and diving over the songs like an autumn sun on a frost-bitten morning. Lenker's ability to let you inside, to do away with the barrier between artist and listener is more striking than ever before. The gentle flutters whisper in your ear like secrets shared between you and her. The intimacy is so that every pick, every chord change carries with it an unmilled ripple and a chirp.

Recorded with Luke Temple of Here We Go Magic, the 10 songs were written in snatched moments on the relentless Big Thief tour. Lenker sounds raw, her lyrics organic. They escape her lungs with little scrutiny but plenty of emotion.

The album is understated and unassuming. It could have been discovered in a dusty cabin, penned by a long-lost folk-hero from the 60s. Adrianne serenades us with her songbook of gently reflective golden lullabies wistfully. It's delicate, enchanting and irresistible. A gorgeous and affecting listen especially if you have a tendency for likes of <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/jessica-pratt">Jessica Pratt</a>, <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/kath-bloom">Kath Bloom</a>, and <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/joan-baez">Joan Baez</a>.

2. The Goon Sax - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/the-goon-sax-we-re-not-talking">We're Not Talking</a>

3. Christine &amp; The Queens - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/christine-and-the-queens-chris">Chris</a>

4. Phosphorescent - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/phosphorescent-c-est-la-vie">C'est La Vie</a>

5. Cat Power - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/cat-power-wanderer">Wanderer</a>

6. Low - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/low-double-negative">Double Negative</a>

7. The Joy Formidable - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/the-joy-formidable-aaarth">AAARTH</a>

8. Yves Tumor - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/yves-tumor-safe-in-the-hands-of-love">Safe in the Hands of Love</a>

9. Mutual Benefit - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/mutual-benefit-thunder-follows-the-light">Thunder Follows the Light</a>

10. David August - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/david-august-d-angelo">D'Angelo</a>

Albums of the Month - October 2018

Albums of the Year 2018

One of the best parts of working at a store like Rough Trade is the constant exposure to a variety of music of different rhythms, textures, tones and melodies. Our staff and their eclectic tastes are constantly adding to this musical stew, and it wouldn't be Rough Trade without them. Below is a list of our staff's #1 picks - covering everything from Dead Can Dance to Panopticon, Tirzah to The Other Years. Click on their names to see their full Top 10 list:

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/adrian-albums-of-the-year-2018">Adrian</a> - Dead Can Dance - Dionysus

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/craig-albums-of-the-year-2018">Craig</a> - Caroline Rose - Loner

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/dennis-albums-of-the-year-2018">Dennis</a> - Mick Harvey &amp; Christopher Richard Barker - The Fall and Rise of Edgar Bourchier and the Horrors of War

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/dima-albums-of-the-year-2018">Dima</a> - Kikagaku Mayo - Masana Temples

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/ed-zed-s-albums-of-the-year-2018">Ed Zed</a> - Lolina - The Smoke

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/george-albums-of-the-year-2018">George</a> - Yo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going On

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/hafi-albums-of-the-year-2018">Hafi</a> - Bunny Michael - Afterlyfe EP

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/ian-albums-of-the-year-2018">Ian</a> - Tirzah - Devotion

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/jen-albums-of-the-year-2018">Jen</a> - Ursula K. Le Guin and Todd Barton - Music and Poetry of the Kesh

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/jill-albums-of-the-year-2018">Jill</a> - Phosphorescent - C'est La Vie

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/kris-albums-of-the-year-2018">Kris</a> - Panopticon - The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness - Part 2

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/lio-albums-of-the-year-2018">Lio</a> - Powell Peralta - The Search For Animal Chin Soundtrack

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/mel-albums-of-the-year-2018">Mel</a> - Beak&gt; - &gt;&gt;&gt;

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/nathan-albums-of-the-year-2018">Nathan</a> - Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/sarah-albums-of-the-year-2018">Sarah</a> - Florence and The Machine - High As Hope

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/ski-albums-of-the-year-2018">Ski</a> - Chris Carter - Chemistry Lessons Volume 1

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/stewart-albums-of-the-year-2018">Stewart</a> - Heilung - Lifa

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/tiffany-albums-of-the-year-2018">Tiffany</a> - Drinks - Hippo Lite

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/tommy-albums-of-the-year-2018">Tommy</a> - The Other Years - The Other Years

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/zach-albums-of-the-year-2018">Zach</a> - Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still

Albums of the Year - Staff Picks 2018

Phosphorescent is an indie folk/alt country band fronted by Matthew Houck. Originally from Athens, Georgia, the band is now based in Brooklyn, New York. With their unique blend of indie rock, indie folk, and alt country genres, Phosphorescent has been making music since 2003. Signed to Dead Oceans Records, they have gained a loyal following with their heartfelt lyrics and soulful sound.

Originating from Athens, Georgia in the USA, Phosphorescent is an indie folk/alt country band led by Matthew Houck. Their music combines elements of indie rock, indie folk, and alt country genres to create a distinctive sound that resonates with listeners. With years of experience under their belt since forming in 2003, Phosphorescent has established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.

Known for his mesmerizing vocals and skilled guitar playing along with other instruments such as bass, piano, and drums; Matt Houck is the driving force behind Phosphorescent's success. Having released albums under labels like Dead Oceans Records, Misra Records,and Warm Records; this talented artist continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies.

Phosphorescent returns with his seventh studio LP, C’est La Vie via Dead Oceans. Available on Rough Trade Exclusive Translucent Red Colored Vinyl. Limited to 500 Copies.

Phosphorescent will be performing at Brooklyn Steel on Thursday, December 13th. Purchase tickets to their show <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/358691/phosphorescent-tickets">here</a>.

Matthew Houck releases his first album in five years and it’s his seventh. It was recorded at Matthew’s Spirit Sound Studio in Nashville.

All encompassing swoops and swooning passes of sound pulsate with throbbing keyboards. Vamping synths back a sobbing heart of a voice. Like country songs from the lonesome prairie spruced up by Ennio Morricone on a synth. An occasional tinge of a Caribbean beach party atmosphere waft by. A hazy phazy swoosh of woozy synths curling and flowing and caressing the melody. And some serious heartbroken guitar shredding sunspots into your vision.

Recorded in Nashville at Matthew Houck’s own Spirit Sounds Studio, C’est La Vie reveals a crystallization of what made Muchacho such a breakout a little sweetness and a little menace, sometimes boot-stomping and sometimes meditative.

For years, Phosphorescent’s rise was a steady one: tours got a little better, rooms got a little bigger, and with it the music became more intricate, more ambitious in its recording and arrangement. Then came Muchacho, a juggernaut that to date has sold over 100,000 worldwide, with lead single “Song for Zula” now well over 50 million streams.

A lot of life was lived between these records: Houck became a father (twice), built his studio, escaped New York. And C’est La Vie does have a hefty, career-spanning feel. But there’s a newfound wisdom, too, a deeper well for all that livin’. The magic of Matthew Houck’s music has always been the way he weaves shimmering, almost golden-sounding threads through elemental, salt-of-the-earth sounds. It’s not experimental, exactly, but it’s singular and it’s definitely not traditional. That knack, the through-line across the Phosphorescent catalog, is front and center here.

LP++ - Rough Trade Exclusive Translucent Red Colored Vinyl. Limited to 500 Copies.

C’est La Vie

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