Phosphorescent is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. Originally from

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, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in

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. He is currently based in

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Overview

Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck traveled the world playing under the name Fillup Shack and self-released a limited pressing of the album ''Hipolit'' in 2000. Houck later changed his recording name to Phosphorescent and released the full-length LP '' A Hundred Times or More'' in 2003. The album was released through

-based independent label

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. 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 ''

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'' in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by ''

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'' and received an 8.0 rating from the online indie magazine '' Pitchfork''. In 2009, inspired by

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's tribute album to

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

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'', Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled ''

To Willie ''To Willie'' is the fourth full-length album by Phosphorescent, and his second on the Dead Oceans label. The album is a tribute to Willie Nelson, with cover artwork in the style of Nelson's ''To Lefty From Willie'', itself a cover album. Rhapso ...

'', which was released through

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. Phosphorescent released ''

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'' in 2010. '' Muchacho'', Phosphorescent's sixth studio album, was released in 2013 to critical acclaim. The full studio album ''C'est La Vie'' followed in 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and other releases

Compilation appearances

References

External links

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