Matthew Houck scrive e canta le canzoni dei Phosphorescent , band originaria di Athens in Georgia. La loro musica, u n alt-folk country minimalista, di grande serenità. Nel 2007 il loro album d'esordio Pride , Wolves, il brano che mi porto dietro Da poche settimane è uscito il loro quinto album, Muchacho Song For Zula , il singolo di lancio Song For Zula Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a fiery ring Oh but I know love as a fading thing Just as fickle as a feather in a stream See, honey, I saw love. You see, it came to me It put its face up to my face so I could see Yeah then I saw love disfigure me Into something I am not recognizing See, the cage, it called. I said, “Come on in” I will not open myself up this way again Nor lay my face to the soil, nor my teeth to the sand I will not lay like this for days now upon end You will not see me fall, nor see me struggle to stand To be ...