Phosphorescent Covers Vampire Weekend ‘Ya Hey’ On KSCN, Tours Europe + UK In November
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As Phosphorescent’s full European and UK tour approaches, Matthew Houck has released a sublime cover of Vampire Weekend’s ‘Ya Hey’.
Phosphorescent will be bringing his magical live show back to the UK in November, starting off in Gateshead on the 4th November, then going to Europe and returning for a grand UK finale at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on the 26th November. Full details of the UK and European dates are below.
As previously reported, ‘Muchacho De Lujo’ is the deluxe edition of Phosphorescent’s renowned 2013 album and set for release on the 28th October in the UK and Europe.
‘De Lujo’ features bonus material from an intimate pre-release live show recorded at St. Pancras Church in London. The set, performed with Matthew Houck on guitar and Jo Schornikow on piano, features Muchacho’s ‘Song for Zula’, Pride’s ‘Wolves’, and a cover of Waylon Jennings’ ‘Storms Never Last’.
Stream ‘De Lujo”s ‘Terror In the Canyons’, performed live in London at St. Pancras Church:
Watch Phosphorescent’s star turn in the video for ‘Ride On / Right On’, witnessing a white rhinestone-suited Matthew singing over the Hudson River:
‘Muchacho De Lujo’ track listing:
Disc One
Sun, Arise! (An Invocation, An Introduction)
Song For Zula
Ride On / Right On
Terror In The Canyons (The Wounded Master)
A Charm / A Blade
Muchacho’s Tune
A New Anhedonia
The Quotidian Beasts
Down To Go
Sun’s Arising (A Koan, An Exit)
Disc Two
Muchacho’s Tune (Live at St. Pancras Church)
A New Anhedonia (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Song For Zula (Live at St. Pancras Church)
A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise (Live at St.Pancras Church)
We’ll Be Here Soon (Live at St. Pancras Church)
My Dove, My Lamb (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Terror In The Canyons (The Wounded Master) (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Storms Never Last (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Down To Go (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Wolves (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Mrs. Juliette Low (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Los Angeles (Live at St. Pancras Church)
Stream ‘Ya Hey’ as recorded for KSCN in Los Angeles:
The international press declared ‘Muchacho’ one of the best records of 2013:
‘These songs deftly map out that mess of ragged hurt, smoldering hope and self-righteous spite’
The New York Times
‘On ‘Muchacho’, Houck gathers together everything he’s attempted- beery, rollicking country-rock, haunted tribal hymnals, regret-soaked bar room heartbreak– and fashions it into something close to a defining statement’ Best New Music (8.8), Pitchfork
‘Phosphorescent has followed 2010’s country-rock homage ‘Here’s To Taking It Easy’ with an equally magnificent beast, mixing country jams with claustrophobic electronica and mournful Mariachi horns to create a beautiful but discomforting album.’ 8/10, Uncut
‘A dizzying experiment forever teetering between the synthetic and the organic, and that tension is ultimately what makes it so visceral. If Gram Parsons were alive and making music on his laptop and still tripping on peyote, Muchacho would be his latest masterpiece’ The Boston Globe
‘Unquestionably excellent’ 4/5, Q
‘Muchacho is also Houck’s most accomplished release to date–his mostheartrending and life-affirming, equal parts lost-love devastation and hip-swaying, horn-led exultation.’ AV Club
‘No matter what happens to Phosphorescent from here on out, Muchacho is an artist setting a new standard.’ Under the Radar
‘Muchacho is a vibrant, evocative LP, and a welcome addition to the Phosphorescent catalogue.’
BBC Music
‘A hell of a production.’ MOJO
‘Muchacho’ is available from SC Distribution, iTunes, Amazon, the local record store or at one of the forthcoming shows.
UK and European tour dates:
November
11/04/13 Gateshead, UK, Sage Gateshead – get tickets
11/05/13 Leeds, UK, Brudenell Social Club – get tickets
11/07/13 Belfast, Ireland, Empire – get tickets
11/08/13 Dublin, Ireland, Whelans – get tickets
11/09/13 Liverpool, UK, Kazimier – get tickets
11/10/13 Bristol, UK, Thekla – get tickets
11/12/13 Cambridge, UK, Junction – get tickets
11/14/13 Enschede, NL, Crossing Border – get tickets
11/15/13 The Hauge, NL, Crossing Border
11/16/13 Paris, France, La Fleche d’Or – get tickets
11/17/13 Antwerp, Belgium – Crossing Border
11/19/13 Milan, Italy, Salumeria Della Musica – get tickets
11/20/13 Dudingen, Switzerland, Bad Bonn – get tickets
11/21/13 Zurich, Switzerland, Rote Fabrik – get tickets
11/23/13 Weissenhauser Strand, Germany, Rolling Stone Weekender – get tickets
11/24/13 Munster, Germany, Gleis 22 – get tickets
11/26/13 London, UK, Shepherds Bush Empire – get tickets