Phosphorescent

Matthew Houck is a unique and distinguished artiste who grows with vitality on every album. What makes him so valued by those in the know is his quest for epic and truthful music that deeply connects, due to his abundant heart and radiant records that spring to life from the opening bars. Alabama-born, by way of a stint in Athens, Georgia, Houck has based himself in New York since 2007, running with a multitude of emerging talent and connoisseurs of hybrid scenes such as Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, and Dirty Projectors. It takes a man of resolute purpose to create the swooning intimacy of the much-lauded Pride (2007) and the decidedly curveball To Willie (2009) in the middle of a buzzing metropolis like NYC. Houck's quintessential artistic bent is unshakeable. Galvanized by heavy hitters like early 70's Rolling Stones, Bobby Charles and Dylan's Street Legal (1978), Houck found his songwriting path through to some killer tunes that are given enough space for them to really fly. Fulfilling a dream by playing with Willie Nelson on TV at Farm Aid 2009 (alongside Neil Young and Wilco), and touring with the likes of Bon Iver, Bowerbirds, Akron/Family and Deer Tick, Phosphorescent is set to be welcomed to the top. If Pride was built for 5am introspection and To Willie soundtracked the last chime at the bar, Here's to Taking It Easy seems as though it's made for any time, any season. A 'classic' sounding record. Recorded in Brooklyn and overdubbed / layered / arranged with outside mixing assistance from Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power & Loretta Lynn), this album breathes with life.

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