C'est La Vie (Phosphorescent album)

C'est La Vie
Studio album by Phosphorescent
Released	October 5, 2018
Studio	Spirit Sounds Studio, Nashville
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, alternative country, psychedelic pop
Length	46:05
Label	Dead Oceans
Phosphorescent chronology
Muchacho (2013) C'est La Vie (2018) Revelator (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	8/10 [3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10 [5]
Paste	8.2/10 [6]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [7]
The Skinny	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Under the Radar	8/10 [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.	Title	Length
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]

Musicians Matthew Houck – primary artist, vocals, producer Ricky Ray Jackson – guitar Luke Reynolds – guitar Christopher Marine – drums Kevin Black – bass Jo Schornikow – accordion, piano Scott Stapleton – piano Dave Roe – bass Rustine Bragaw – bass Alexis Saski – backing vocals Maureen Murphy – backing vocals Kyshona Armstrong – backing vocals Nicole Boggs – backing vocals

Production Richard Dodd – mastering Vance Powell – engineer Andrija Tokic – engineer

References

1. "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. October 5, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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.