Phosphorescent

小簡介
又是一個低調的大胡子Folk歌手，核心人物Matthew Houck來自于美國紐約的布魯克林，迄今為止他們已經(jīng)發(fā)布了三張完整的LP，目前簽約在獨立廠牌Dead Oceans，他們常常被人們拿來和Iron and Wine, Will Oldham, 以及 Neil Young 做比較。提到這張專輯，首先要提到一個人，那就是活躍在60、70年代美國老牌country, folk藝術家Willie Nelson，1975年的時候Willie Nelson為了向40、50年代著名的美國country音樂家Lefty Frizzell表示敬意，發(fā)布了一張翻唱專輯《To Lefty From Willie》從新塑造了Frizzell的經(jīng)典形象。而34年后，Matthew Houck為了向Willie Nelson致敬，挑選了Willie Nelson的11首他最愛的曲目，來從新詮釋，就連唱片封套也和當年的《To Lefty From Willie》如出一轍。他們都用自己全新的感受去將這些風化已久的音樂從新賦予生命力，這就是經(jīng)典的力量和魅力，沒有人有能真正忘卻那些曾經(jīng)讓人感慨的聲音。在這張專輯中，我們能感受到Matthew Houck的自信，樸實，大方，散發(fā)出松枝的芬芳，老練，淳樸，又略帶濃烈得像陳年的好酒，讓人如癡如醉?！禩o Willie》就像當年的《To Lefty From Willie》的唱片封套里寫的一樣："This album is an unabashed musical love letter. From one towering talent to another."。所以，我們不能妄加比較，需要我們干的，就是仔細凝聽...
Athens, GA, resident Mathew Houck is the sole member of Phosphorescent. Houck's career began in 2000 when he released the Hipolit album under the name Fillup Shack. A tour of England and Spain followed, and while the European press drew comparisons to Bob Dylan and Will Oldham, the London Evening Standard declared him "the most significant American in his field since Kurt Cobain." Houck's first release as Phosphorescent, entitled A Hundred Times or More, appeared in 2003 on the Warm label. The 2004 EP The Weight of Flight was their last release for the label, as the 2005 full-length Aw Come Aw Wry landed on Misra. Two years later they switched to the Dead Oceans imprint and released the album Pride.