On March 19, 2013, “Dead Oceans” label released “Muchacho” the sixth Phosphorescent studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Greenpoint” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Matthew Houck.

Personnel:

• Matthew Houck – vocals, guitars, electric lead guitar, organ, electric keys, bounce keys, instruments, drum n’ bass n’ fiddle loops, beats, percussion, shakers, rattlers
• Jeff Bailey – bass guitar
• Bobby Hawk – fiddle, stings
• Ricky Ray Jackson – pedal steel, electric lead guitar
• Scott Stapleton – piano, synthesizer, clavinet
• Jo Schornikow – piano 
• Christopher Marine – drums, bongo drums
• Kyle Resnick – trumpet
• Benjamin Lanz – trombone
• Jon Natchez – bass saxophone, bass clarinet
• David Torch – bongo drums, percussion, conga drum 
• Matthew Houck – engineer, mixing
• Pete Bischoff – engineer 
• Phil Joly – “final pass” engineer
• John Agnello – mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Matthew Houck – art direction
• Dusdin Condren – photography
• Daniel Murphy – text, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Houck.

1. Sun, Arise! (An Invocation, An Introduction)
2. Song for Zula
3. Ride On/Right On
4. Terror in the Canyons (The Wounded Master)
5. A Charm/A Blade
6. Muchacho’s Tune
7. A New Anhedonia
8. The Quotidian Beasts
9. Down to Go
10. Sun Arising (A Koan, An Exit)