[1][2][3] Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in Athens, Georgia.

[4] Houck later changed his stage name to Phosphorescent and released the full-length LP A Hundred Times or More in 2003 through Athens, Georgia-based independent label Warm Records.

Muchacho, Phosphorescent's sixth studio album, was released in 2013 to critical acclaim.

[10] In January 2024, Phosphorescent announced his new album Revelator, to be released in April on Verve Records.

For the first time, it features a song written by someone other than Houck - his partner and collaborator, Jo Schornikow.