Phosphorescent Announces Shepherd's Bush Empire Show 26th November, Tours UK This Week Inc The Great Escape
New Single 'A Charm / A Blade' Released 27th May, 'Muchacho' is out now on Dead Oceans
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Ahead of the sold-out Village Underground show tonight, Phosphorescent has announced a new show at 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire on the 26th November. Tickets go on sale at 9am 17th May from all the usual outlets, full details are below.
The glorious new Phosphorescent live incarnation arrives in the UK this week, playing London on Wednesday, then the Uncut showcase at The Great Escape on Thursday before heading to Bristol and Glasgow for Stag and Dagger. Phosphorescent will appear at Primavera the week after, and will be back in the summer to play a handful of European festival in August including Øya and Way Out West as well as Green Man.
This follows on from news about Phosphorescent's new single ‘A Charm / A Blade’, to be released on 27th May via Dead Oceans. The superlative track; all barreling piano and stabby horns galore, is the second to be taken from the critically acclaimed 'Muchacho', Matthew Houck’s most stunning album yet, that received praise from all corners of the press on release last month.
‘A Charm / A Blade’ is a classic Phosphorescent blend of country soul with atmospheric production, while the lyrics exude poetic frustration and heartache over an ill-fated relationship. Carefully striking a balance of “part euphoric escapism, part self-hating solipsism” (Uncut), ‘A Charm / A Blade’ is delivered with those crowded vocal harmonies, which somehow end up sounding more upbeat and vindicated than melancholy.
Stream the single on Spotify
Watch a full live set from SXSW's Hype Hotel this March, as recorded by Baeble: www.baeblemusic.com/concert-video/Hype-Hotel/Phosphorescent.html
Watch the graceful video for 'Song For Zula' here, as directed by Matthew Houck and Djuna Wahlrab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxQYhGpdvg
'Muchacho' is available from SC Distribution, iTunes, Amazon, the local record store or at one of the forthcoming shows.
UK and European tour dates:
May
Weds 15th London, UK, Village Underground - SOLD OUT
Thurs 16th Brighton, UK, Uncut @ The Great Escape - SOLD OUT
Fri 17th Bristol, UK, Rise instore - get tickets
Sat 18th Glasgow, UK, ABC, Stag & Dagger - get tickets
Sat 25th Barcelona, ES, Primavera Festival - get tickets
August
Fri 9th Oslo, Norway, Øya - get tickets
Sat 10th Gothenburg, Sweden, Way Out West - get tickets
Sun 11th Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega - get tickets
Thu 15th Hasselt, Belgium, Pukkelpop - get tickets
Fri 16th Brecon Beacons, UK Green Man festival- get tickets
Sat 17 Portugal, Praia do Tabuao, Paredes de Coura - get tickets
November
Tue 26th London, UK, Shepherds Bush Empire - tickets on sale 17th May 9am from here
Press praise for 'Muchacho':
"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
‘Houck embraces his inner Eno’ 4/5, Mojo
‘Unquestionably excellent’ 4/5, Q
‘A beautiful outing in hauntingly, pastoral heartbreak. Impressive.’ 8/10, Clash
‘Matthew Houck is a gutsy, one man band who, when he wants to, can imitate a choir of heartbroken angels’ Esquire
‘Houck drifts in from heartache’s high plains with some magisterial material’ 4/5, The Independent
"These songs deftly map out that mess of ragged hurt, smoldering hope and self-righteous spite." 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
‘Best of all, Houck's emotional fragility and lyrical nudity are back in full swing’ SPIN
"Muchacho is a vibrant, evocative LP, and a welcome addition to the Phosphorescent catalogue." BBC Music
"Throughout, Houck solidifies his standing as one of the most remarkable voices around. " The Line Of Best Fit
"This album is an epic extension of 2011′s Here’s to Taking it Easy, with the same hazy cocktail of Southern-state shimmer and hard-won romanticism that combine to create Houck’s easy charm and what feels here for all the world like Houck’s defining artistic statement." Caught By The River
For guestlist requests for Phosphorescent, please contact debbie@createspark.co.uk
