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  The National-Curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry 2013 Delivers TVOTR, Roots, Solange, Modern Classical

  April 29, 2013 –  …
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  Watch Phosphorescent's 'Song for Zula' Earn Rapturous Applause on 'Fallon'

  April 24, 2013 – Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck recently told SPIN that he felt compelled to dress up his latest album Muchacho with ornate instrumentation and left-field production. "Several of these songs, I think, had to be produced in a strange way," he said. "Otherwise, they would have just fallen flat... To me, they seem a little raw, and listening back now, with distance, sometimes it's like, 'Sheesh, you don't need to say all of that in a song. …
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  See Phosphorescent's Epic Fight for Freedom in 'Song for Zula'

  March 27, 2013 – Phosphorescent's Muchacho is a graceful thing — a strikingly personal and naked sixth album from Matthew Houck, which, as he recently explained to SPIN, was influenced by '70s Brian Eno and a general want to "ascend towards light." But one can't climb without first getting low, and the record's first single is a beautiful meditation on mustering the strength to move on after a painful brush with what seemed to be true love. …
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  Phosphorescent Sheds Light on the Beautifully Dark 'Muchacho'

  March 13, 2013 – Matthew Houck, known to fans as Phosphorescent, makes woozy folk rock propelled by his singular, beleaguered warble. But that's not to say he's another shapeless Neil Young disciple. Houck's never been afraid to breach the confines of his form, frequently unleashing squalling horn lines and toying with dense Beatles-esque overdubs. …
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  Phosphorescent Breaks Out Synth on 'Song for Zula' From 'Muchacho' LP

  December 10, 2012 – When SPIN visited Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck in his Brooklyn studio last month, the Alabama-bred alt-country experimentalist explained of his new album that, "Several of these songs, I think, had to be produced in a strange way. Otherwise, they would have just fallen flat. …
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  Phosphorescent Talks 'Raw' 2013 Album: Tour Matthew Houck's Studio

  November 27, 2012 –  …
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• Phosphorescent, 'Here's to Taking It Easy' (Dead Oceans)

  May 11, 2010 – Singer-guitarist Matthew Houck finds a comfort zone on his fifth Phosphorescent album by allowing his sidemen to shine a little light. The band's sound is still high, the mood still lonesome, but the instrumentation is less freighted with gloom. "I Don't Care If There's Cursing" builds from a bright shuffle to a rumbling piano-led crescendo. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 7, 2009 – Is it just us, or is the whole world going crazy? Thriller is headed to Broadway. Reformed drug addict Amy Winehouse is planning to record her new album in smoke-friendly Jamaica. And Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the world's best live band, used recorded tracks during their Super Bowl performance. …
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  New Albums from Von Bondies, Ben Kweller, and 6 More

  February 2, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: The Von Bondies, Love, Hate and Then There's YouDetroit rock scrappers get off mat, come back swinging. Read Review >> Ben Kweller, Changing HorsesIndie-rock phenom eagerly saddles up, doesn't fall off. Read Review >> Two Tongues, Two TonguesEmo yin and yang transcend embattled genre's clichés. …
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