Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent-Its Hard to be Humble (When Youre From Alabama) (MP3) Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park - June 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Phosphorescent still have a little more than a week left of their tour opening for David Gray. The... more info

411 Mania — Mark Linkous dies, but his final album is out in the summer, also news on new albums from The National, LCD Soundsystem, Phosphorescent and Robert Pollard, live footage of the reformed Pavement and more. more info

The Independent — Gorillaz continues to be the most blogged act of the moment on March 4, according to The Hype Machine. The British alternative/electronic act is due to release the much-hyped album Plastic Beach on March 8. In second and third positions in the blogo... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Latest offering from Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent). Look for the new LP, Here’s To Taking It Easy, out May 11th via Dead Oceans. MP3: Phosphorescent :: It’s Hard to Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama) ——————— + Download Phosphor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) (MP3) Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park - June 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Phosphorescent (typically Matthew Houck and band) will play a solo (and probably short, but unique) se... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) (MP3) Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park - June 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Phosphorescent (typically Matthew Houck and band) will play a solo (and probably short, but ... more info

DrownedInSound — The man who goes under the Phosphorescent moniker, Matthew Houck, has just announced another album - his fifth in total and his first since 2008's tribute to Willie Nelson that was the aptly titled To Willie. Read the full story on DrownedinSo... more info

Stereogum — Matthew Houck spent the three years since the quiet triumph of his Pride LP processing others’ works and often distributing the results — see his cover of Malvina Reynolds’ “Little Boxes,” his takes on the Righteous Brothers and Nick Cave, ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Phosphorescent Album: Here’s To Taking It Easy (Due Out 5/11) Label: Dead Oceans Phosphorescent – It’s Hard to Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Harlem @ Union Pool over the weekend (more by Andrew Frisicano) Local Natives will headline Bowery Ballroom on May 6th. Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon. Best Coast & Midnight Masses were added as openers to the April 1st... more info