Phosphorescent - Muchacho

Phosphorescent - MuchachoVinyl LP pressing. Matthew Houck has a highly distinctive artistic voice and a refreshing, rolled sleeves approach to his work. 2007's Pride a spare and haunting work of country, southern gospel and forlorn folk ish drone first caused ears to swivel in Phosphorescent's direction. He followed it with to Willie, then 2010's Here's to Taking It Easy, an enthusiastic plunge into country rock and rolling Americana. Now, his sixth album Muchacho flashes yet

'She creatures of Hollywood Hills' that the Stooges seem to have performed only once

wanting to be exploratory while keeping the sound singularly Bleached

The second half of the earliest known recordings from FLA mastermind Bill Leeb

when talking about this record

their tangle of crystalline voices presenting like an orchestral arrangement

scratchy second-hand vinyl

which designer Eloise Leigh modified using motifs and textures sourced from the original cassette

Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices

Television-esque multi-guitar jams played with motorik precision and a fiercely American intensity: you know

polished mid-career masterpieces

and Carl Glanville

among other sounds