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- Summary: The sixth release for Matthew Houck as Phosphorescent was written in Brooklyn and Mexico after his 18-month tour for 2010's Here's To Taking It Easy.
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- Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
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Song for Zula | |
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Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a fiery ring Oh but I know love as a fading thing Just as fickle as a feather in a stream See, honey,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 26
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Mixed: 2 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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Mar 19, 2013Powerfully, the evolution of the songcraft on Muchacho doesn’t arrive as a random left turn but instead progresses directly out of Phosphorescent’s own canon.
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Mar 13, 2013["Song for Zula" is] brutal, beautiful, and like the rest of Muchacho, masterfully executed.
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Mar 12, 2013A beautiful outing in hauntingly pastoral heartbreak. Impressive.
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Mar 8, 2013Muchacho is a vibrant, evocative LP, and a welcome addition to the Phosphorescent catalogue.
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Mar 15, 2013This atmospheric, rewarding gem that, despite its decidedly downbeat subject material, hops effortlessly over various woe-is-me traps is certainly worth the trouble its author’s had to go through to produce it.
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Mar 25, 2013Muchacho is a well balanced listen, one that finds Houck adding new hues to old canvases and striking gold at every turn.
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Mar 18, 2013It is an album about the ways in which we recover, the ways in which we find ourselves after feeling loss. It’s also an album that, musically, full of fitful and exciting exploration.
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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