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Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 78: Phosphorescent – Heart Open Wide

Jeremy J. Fisette·September 13, 2024
In this chat, we get to meet Phosphorescent – aka: singer, songwriter, guitarist Matthew Houck. Matthew’s been at...
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Album Review: Phosphorescent – Muchacho

Rob Hakimian·March 21, 2013
Phosphorescent’s last album was called Here’s To Taking It Easy. It was hard to know whether to take...
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Watch: Phosphorescent – “Song For Zula” (Live at John Varvatos Bowery)

Joshua Pickard·February 17, 2013
We’re still about a month away from the release of Phosphorescent’s new album Muchacho and the good folks...

Phosphorescent announce new album, reveal new track “Song For Zula”

Rob Hakimian·December 10, 2012
Phosphorescent’s last album, Here’s To Taking It Easy was one of our favourite albums of 2010, so it’s...

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Philip Cosores·May 19, 2011
Earlier, when we posted the footage of Broken Social Scene covering Modest Mouse, it got us to poking...

Listen: Phosphorescent covers Neil Young

Andrew Bailey·March 3, 2011
Though Harvest is one of Neil Young’s most acclaimed albums, “Are You Ready for the Country?”, its fifth...

Phosphorescent has van, gear, merch stolen; asks for your help

Max Blau·July 12, 2010
Country-rockers Phosphorescent were the unfortunate victims of an untimely robbery late Thursday night after playing at New York...

Album Review: Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy

Elias Isquith·June 24, 2010
Matthew Houck’s got the kind of voice that can’t be seamlessly woven into just any type of song....
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MP3: Phosphorescent – “It’s Hard To Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama)”

Rob Hakimian·April 26, 2010
Phosphorescent, the name of Matthew Houck’s indie-folk project, are soon to be releasing their fifth full-length album Here’s...

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