Don't let their stoic demeanor and sunglasses fool you: Matthew Houck and his band know how to wring every ounce of emotion out of their music.... As worked into the opening line of the brilliant ...

The new video for Phosphorescent's "Song For Zula" wraps metaphorical chains around a story of heartbreak. The brand new video for Phosphorescent's "Song For Zula," from the band's sixth album, ...

Phosphorescent‘s Matthew Houck has announced a new live EP, The BBC Sessions, due June 11 via Dead Oceans (pre-order). It features stripped-down performances recorded for BBC Radio in 2011 and 2013, ...

If you look at music on paper, it’s a lot like mathematics. In the same way that biology can never really explain what a heartbeat means, written music misses the point. There is absolutely nothing ...

Phosphorescent dropped his latest album, C’est La Vie, in 2018. That came after a long wait, though, as his previous albums before that were 2013’s Muchacho and 2010’s Here’s To Taking It Easy. Now, ...

Phosphorescent’s new video for “Song for Zula” debuted today on NPR Music. Phosphorescent, aka Matthew Houck, co-directed the video with Djuna Wahlrab. The video consists of a single slow-motion shot ...