C'est La Vie (Phosphorescent album)

C'est La Vie
Studio album by
Phosphorescent
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018
StudioSpirit Sounds Studio, Nashville
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, indie folk, alternative country, psychedelic pop
Length46:05
LabelDead Oceans
Phosphorescent chronology
Muchacho
(2013) 		C'est La Vie
(2018) 		Revelator
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[5]
Paste8.2/10[6]
Pitchfork7.6/10[7]
The Skinny[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Under the Radar8/10[10]

C'est La Vie is the seventh studio album by Phosphorescent. The album was released on Dead Oceans on October 5, 2018.[11]

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".[12]

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.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Moon / Silver Waves"1:16
2."C'est La Vie No.2"3:26
3."New Birth in New England"5:00
4."There From Here"5:21
5."Around the Horn"8:11
6."Christmas Down Under"6:17
7."My Beautiful Boy"5:46
8."These Rocks"4:26
9."Black Waves / Silver Moon"6:22
Total length:46:05

Charts

Chart performance for C'est La Vie
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 89
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 130
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[17] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19]
12
US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)[20]
16

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "C'est La Vie by Phosphorescent Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Thomas, Fred (October 3, 2018). "Phosphorescent: C'est La Vie". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (October 4, 2018). "Phosphorescent: C'est La Vie". Exclaim.
  4. ^ "Phosphorescent: C'est La Vie review – an alt-rock original in full command". The Guardian. October 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Howieson, Craig (October 1, 2018). "Phosphorescent's C'est La Vie is devastingly honest and uncompromisingly beautiful". The Line of Best Fit.
  6. ^ Salmon, Ben (October 10, 2018). "Phosphorscent: C'est La Vie Album Review". Paste.
  7. ^ Jarnow, Jesse (October 10, 2018). "Review: Phosphorescent - C'est La Vie". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Sefton, Max (October 4, 2018). "Phosphorescent – C'est La Vie".
  9. ^ Goller, Josh (October 2, 2018). "Review: Phosphorscent, C'est La Vie". Slant Magazine.
  10. ^ Pilley, Max (October 5, 2018). "Phosphorescent C'est La Vie". Under the Radar.
  11. ^ "C'est La Vie by Phosphorescent". Bandcamp. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  12. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (July 30, 2018). "Phosphorescent announces first album in five years, shares new track "New Birth in New England"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Phosphorescent – C'est La Vie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Phosphorescent – C'est La Vie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "C'est La Vie - Phosphorescent - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2020.