Phosphorescent, Liz Cooper & the Stampede

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Daniel Arnold

Phosphorescent: Matthew Houck.

Brooklyn-based Matthew Houck is Phosphorescent. The multi-instrumentalist fuses a warm, indie-pop vibe with country stylings, most notably on the 2013 hit, “Song for Zula.” The new single “New Birth in New England,” out now on the album C’est La Vie, is a rollicking jam with bright, catchy guitars. Psychedelic folk-rockers Liz Cooper & the Stampede open.

press release:

Liz Cooper & The Stampede’s anticipated debut full-length album, Window Flowers, is now streaming as part of NPR Music’s “First Listen” series. Listen here. Of the album, NPR Music calls it, “…a gorgeously arranged and performed bouquet of psychedelia-tinged folk-rock,” furthering, “…to draw a line from Window Flowers to any period of rock and roll, it would be that of the Paisley Underground and bands like The Dream Syndicate, where beautiful and languid psychedelia met moody folk and rock based songs. Cooper taps into this and more on her debut, wrapping her reverbed vocals in swirling, warm echoes of sound and nuanced musical lushness thanks to the addition of keyboards, pedal steel, a glockenspiel here and a banjo there.”

“A nugget of 50-years-late-breaking psychedelia out of Nashville, ‘Hey Man’ circles through four chords and flaunts a distorted guitar hook, jazzy drumming and an elaborate but transparent throng of voices and guitars behind Liz Cooper’s straightforward

come-on.”—The New York Times

“Atmospheric folk-rock with psychedelic flourishes.”

“‘Mountain Man’, with its Fleet Foxes-esque vocal harmonies and delicate acoustic guitar, is captivating enough on its own, but its VR-themed music video is not

to be missed.”—Rolling Stone

“The track has that rare quality that allows it to appropriately soundtrack both a packed theater and an empty dive bar.”—Billboard

“Liz Cooper & The Stampede are one of the finest folk rock bands that we have…Cooper has a one-of-a-kind voice…it’s distinctive, emotive, and thoroughly engaging, drawing you right into the song like a massive welcome mat. The group’s music might best be described as cosmic, psychedelic folk rock, but whatever it is, it’s 100% irresistible.”—PopMatters