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Athens, GA, resident Mathew Houck is the sole member of Phosphorescent.

Houck’s career began in 2000 when he released an 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.

Song for Zula is taken from the album Muchacho, scheduled for release on March 19.

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Source: Allmusic

Gothenburg, Sweden-based indie rock outfit Junip was formed in late 90’s by singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez. The trio, which consists of Gonzalez on guitar and vocals, drummer Elias Araya and keyboard player Tobia Winterkorn, crafts dark, moody, indie folk in the vein of their founder.

Junip released its debut 7-inch in 2000 on their own Kakafoni imprint. Araya then spent nearly five years studying art in Norway and Finland, while Winterkorn worked as a teacher and Gonzalez launched a successful solo career. The trio regrouped for the Black Refuge EP in 2006 and began writing and recording in earnest after Gonzalez finished promoting his album In Our Nature in 2007. The full-length result, Fields, arrived in 2010 on Mute Records.

Line Of Fire is the first song to be taken from their upcoming self-titled second album.

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Source: Allmusic