![]() But what's happening day to day right now is just a lot of work. You know, it's hard to finish a record and then have to wait six months before the record label puts it out. Well you know what, it went really quickly from just kind of an impatience-well, the impatience to get the record out is still there. But to begin here, I'm curious to know what life is like between the moment of album completion and the start of touring. I want to talk about Muchacho and definitely some other things. Houck answered questions about the making of Muchacho, what life is like both on and off tour, gentrification at home in Brooklyn, and the subtle tension between darkness and light that runs through the new album. Last month, I spoke with Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck over the phone as he was preparing for the start his North American tour, which rolls through Chicago this Saturday for a sold out show at Lincoln Hall. Whether it's through the balance of synthesizers and live instruments on "Song for Zula," or the radiant electricity of a song like "Ride On / Right On," Muchacho operates on a thin line between this seemingly celebratory and weary mood. Perhaps they're back after a night of heavy drinking.Įither way, the image is a good companion to the songs on Muchacho, which often convey similar feelings of weary excitement. It looks like they could be in a hotel room. Someone appears to be lying down just next to her. A woman wearing nothing but a cowboy hat and an unbuttoned shirt laughs on the bed. ![]() ![]() Frontman Matthew Houck sits cropped out of the frame on the right, wearing a cowboy hat and what looks like a rhinstone-studded Western shirt. It's hard to tell what exactly is going on in the cover photo for Phosphorescent's new album, Muchacho. Interview Mon Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck Discusses Muchacho's Desperate Excitement « Review: Andrew McMahon Lincoln Hall, 4/4/13
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