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Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matthew Houck (born 1980 in Alabama). Houck began recording and performing under this nom de plume in 2001 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Houck traveled the world playing under the moniker Fillup Shack and, in 2000, self-released a limited pressing of the album Hipolit. In 2001 Houck changed his recording name to Phosphorescent, and, in 2003, released the full-length album A Hundred Times or More. Interestingly, in the liner notes of the album, Fillup Shack is credited with the drum recordings. 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 and received a 8.0 rating from indie website Pitchfork Media. In 2009, inspired by Willie Nelson's tribute album to Lefty Frizzell entitled To Lefty From Willie, Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled To Willie which was released through Dead Oceans. Phosphorescent released Here's to Taking It Easy in 2010 and Muchacho in 2013. Official site Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.