''C'est La Vie'' is the seventh studio album by

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. The album was released on

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on October 5, 2018.

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".

Critical reception

''C'est La Vie'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 80 based on 19 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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Musicians *

Matthew Houck Phosphorescent is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in Athens, Georgia. He is currently based in Nashville, Tenness ...

– primary artist, vocals, producer * Ricky Ray Jackson – guitar *

Luke Reynolds Luke Reynolds (born April 20, 1979) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, artist, writer and producer. Career Studio work As a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, he has worked with Sharon Van Etten, The Staves, Adrian Utley, ...

– 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 Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monke ...

– engineer * Andrija Tokic – engineer

References

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