Guardian Music — (Dead Oceans)“I was drunk for a decade,†sings Matthew Houck on These Rocks, a lilting country lullaby about laying down self-imposed burdens. For a decade and a half now, Houck has been recording as Phosphorescent, running the gamut of A... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Adrianne Lenker's abysskiss, Cat Power's Wanderer, Cursive's Vitriola, Madeline Kenney's Perfect Shapes, Phosphorescent's C'est La Vie are this week's new releases I can recommend this week. Vinyl reissues include three Get Up Kids albums (Eudora, Gu... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Deborah Eisenberg discussed her favorite books at Vulture. Rolling Stone profiled Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck. October's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $1.99 today: The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker Wild Seed by Octavia Butler... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — This week's Notable Releases include Phosphorescent's long-awaited followup to 'Muchacho,' Cat Power's most stripped-back album in years, Big Thief singer Adrianne Lenker's solo LP, and more.
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JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by The Marcus King Band, Cat Power, Doyle Bramhall II, Jackie Greene, Phosphorescent, Jim James, Mungion and Kikagaku Moyo. more info
JamBase — Matthew Houck led Phosphorescent through a rendition of 'C'est La Vie' single "New Birth In New England" on 'The Late Late Show With James Corden.' more info
Aquarium Drunkard — As the cliche goes, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” But a lot of life and a lot of plans went into the making of C’es La Vie, Matthew Houck’s new album under the Phosphorescent banner. In the five years that have... more info