“Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck was probably due for a record about the ever-changing nature of life and the associated beauty and mystery of human transformation. After all, his last full-length—2013’s celestial folk-rock masterpiece, Muchacho—was a breakthrough, earning more accolades and ears than his previous five albums as Phosphorescent. That alone will change a man. Plus, Houck released Much”
“For his first album in five years, Matthew Houck puts fatherhood and a move to Nashville to good use on songs that are sly and wry and allow his voice to cut through intricate arrangements.”
“Phosphorescent is very much of a type. Previously described as things like ‘haunting’ and ‘frayed’, Matthew Houck’s project has been somewhat on hold since his acclaimed sixth album ‘Muchacho’ in 2013. In the five years since, Houck has been in love, built a studio by hand from the ground up and become a father (twice). Unsurprisingly then, this seventh outing deals with love, life, death and new ”
