Phosphorescent (musician) explained

Phosphorescent
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Origin:Athens, Georgia, United States
Years Active:2001–present

Phosphorescent is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck.[1] [2] [3] Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in Athens, Georgia. He is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Overview

Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck toured under the name Fillup Shack and self-released a limited pressing of the album Hipolit in 2000.[4] Houck later changed his stage name to Phosphorescent and released the full-length LP A Hundred Times or More in 2003 through Athens, Georgia-based independent label Warm Records. The following year, he released the EP The Weight of Flight. Phosphorescent rose to wider critical acclaim after releasing Aw Come Aw Wry in August 2005 and Pride in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by Stylus Magazine[5] and received an 8.0 rating from the online indie magazine Pitchfork.[6] In 2009, inspired by Willie Nelson's tribute album to Lefty Frizzell To Lefty from Willie, Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled To Willie, released through Dead Oceans. Phosphorescent released Here's to Taking It Easy in 2010.

Muchacho, Phosphorescent's sixth studio album, was released in 2013 to critical acclaim.[7] [8] [9] The full studio album C'est La Vie followed in 2018.Web site: Phosphorescent on Parenthood and His First Album in Five Years, C'est La Vie . August 1, 2018 . Haver Currin, Grayson. Pitchfork.

In January 2024, Phosphorescent announced their new album Revelator, to be released in April on Verve Records. For the first time, it features a song written by someone other than Houck - his partner and collaborator, Jo Schornikow.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleLabel
2003A Hundred Times or MoreWarm
2004The Weight of Flight EP
2005Aw Come Aw WryMisra
2007PrideDead Oceans
2009To Willie
2010Here's to Taking It Easy
2013Muchacho
2015Live at the Music Hall[11]
2018C'est La Vie
2024RevelatorVerve Records

Singles and other releases

YearTitleLabelDescription
2005"I Am a Full Grown Man (I Will Lay in the Grass All Day)"The Great Pop SupplementUK limited 7" release
2010Live / Ghost Lights EPDead OceansLimited-press tour EP
2021The BBC SessionsBandcampDigital Album
2022Trying to get to HeavenTrying to get to Heaven Single

Compilation appearances

YearCompilationSong
2003Esopus Magazine Number 1 Public Domain"Home on the Range" (trad.)
2006Awful Bliss Records: Songs For Another Place"One of My Turns" (Pink Floyd)
2009Live at KEXP Vol.5"Wolves" (solo, live)
2009 Splice Today: The Old Lonesome Sound"Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)"(Stephen Foster)
2009St. Ives Records: It Happened Here"South (Of America)" (live)
2010MOJO Magazine: Let It Be – Revisited"Across the Universe"(Beatles)
2010More Townes Van Zandt by the Great Unknown"Why She's Acting This Way"(Townes Van Zandt)
2011MOJO Magazine: Harvest – Revisited"Are You Ready for the Country?"(Neil Young)
2011Margin Call Soundtrack "Wolves"
2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack"Song For Zula"
2016Day of the Dead Compilation"Sugaree" (Grateful Dead)
2019Matthias et Maxime by Xavier Dolan Soundtrack "Song For Zula"
2021Can't Get You Out of My Head - Part 6: Are We Pigeon? Are We Dancer? by Adam Curtis Soundtrack "Song For Zula"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas . Fred . Artist Biography . AllMusic . January 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: Phosphorescent Played, Partied With Robert Plant on His Birthday. Exclusive. Interview. Fuse.
  3. Web site: Phosphorescent announces U.S. tour dates, opening for Robert Plant. June 18, 2013.
  4. Fred Thomas, [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p562319/biography|pure_url=yes}} "Artist Bio: Phosphorescent"], AllMusicGuide, retrieved October 30, 2008.
  5. Stylus Staff, "Top 50 Albums of 2007", Stylus Magazine, October 31, 2007.
  6. William Bowers, "Album Reviews: Phosphorescent – Pride", Pitchfork Media, October 22, 2007.
  7. Web site: Nemo . Nemo . Phosphorescent: Muchacho De Lujo (Deluxe Edition) . www.secretlydistribution.com/ . January 15, 2019.
  8. News: Caramanica . Jon . Chinen . Nate . Albums by Low and Phosphorescent . The New York Times . March 18, 2013 . January 15, 2019.
  9. News: Barton . Laura . Laura Barton . Phosphorescent: 'It's hard to know how far you've slipped, if you're slipping' . . London . 2021-05-06 . 2013-11-28 .
  10. Web site: Phosphorescent announces new album 'Revelator,' shares title track, played private show at The Bitter End (pics) . January 24, 2024. Sacher, Andrew . Brooklyn Vegan.
  11. Web site: Phosphorescent: Live at the Music Hall . Dead Oceans . March 13, 2015.