C'est La Vie is the seventh studio album by Phosphorescent. The album was released on Dead Oceans on October 5, 2018.
Release On July 30, 2018, Matthew Houck - under his stage name Phosphorescent - announced the release of his seventh album, along with the first single "New Birth in New England".
Critical reception C'est La Vie was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 19 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews.
Track listing
Charts +Chart performance for C'est La Vie Chart (2018) PeakpositionUS Independent Albums (Billboard) US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic
Musicians Matthew Houck – primary artist, vocals, producer Ricky Ray Jackson – guitar Luke Reynolds – guitar Christopher Marine – drums Kevin Black – bass Jo Schornikow – accordion, piano Scott Stapleton – piano Dave Roe – bass Rustine Bragaw – bass Alexis Saski – backing vocals Maureen Murphy – backing vocals Kyshona Armstrong – backing vocals Nicole Boggs – backing vocals
Production Richard Dodd – mastering Vance Powell – engineer Andrija Tokic – engineer
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