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. - All Music Guide