Phosphorescent

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Athens, Georgia resident Matthew Houck is the sole member of Phosphorescent. Houck's career began in 2000 when he released the Hipolit album under the name Fillup Shack. A tour of England and Spain followed, and while the European press drew comparisons to Bob Dylan and Will Oldham, the London Evening Standard declared him "the most significant American in his field since Kurt Cobain." Houck's first release as Phosphorescent, entitled A Hundred Times or More, appeared in 2003 on the Warm label. The 2004 EP The Weight of Flight was his last release for the label, as the 2005 full-length Aw Come Aw Wry landed on Misra. Two years later the release of Pride began a relationship with the Dead Oceans imprint. To Willie, Phosphorescent's tribute to Willie Nelson, arrived in early 2009, followed by the all-new Here's to Taking It Easy in 2010. In 2013, after extensive international touring, Houck released his sixth album, Muchacho, returning somewhat to the more experimental textures of Pride. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

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  • May 21 Tuesday
    Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotown
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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Barcelona, Spain Parc del Fòrum
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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Brooklyn, NY, US McCarren Park
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Ottawa, ON, Canada LeBreton Flats
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  • Jul 14 Sunday
    Burlington, VT, US Signal Kitchen
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  • Jul 16 Tuesday
    Columbus, OH, US A and R Music Bar
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US Union Park
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Newport, RI, US Fort Adams State Park
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Camden, NJ, US Camden Waterfront
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Powys, UK Unknown venue
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium Unknown venue
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  • Sep 14 Saturday
    Rochester Hills, MI, US Meadow Brook Music Festival
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  • Sep 14 Saturday
    Rochester Hills, MI, US Meadow Brook Music Festival
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    Austin, TX, US Zilker Park
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  • Nov 26 Tuesday
    London, UK O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Discography

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  • Muchacho (2013)
    Phosphorescent
    Muchacho (2013)
    Dead Oceans Records
  • Here's to Taking It Easy (2010)
    Phosphorescent
    Here's to Taking It Easy (2010)
    Dead Oceans Records
  • To Willie (2009)
    Phosphorescent
    To Willie (2009)
    Dead Oceans Records
  • Pride (2007)
    Phosphorescent
    Pride (2007)
    Dead Oceans Records
  • Aw Come Aw Wry (2005)
    Phosphorescent
    Aw Come Aw Wry (2005)
    Misra
  • A Hundred Times or More (2003)
    Phosphorescent
    A Hundred Times or More (2003)
    Warm Records
  • Live/Ghost Lights
    Phosphorescent
    Live/Ghost Lights
    Dead Oceans Records
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