GLEN PHILLIPS’ NEW ALBUM THERE IS SO MUCH HERE AVAILABLE TODAY ON COMPASS RECORDS

“A THOUGHTFUL, TUNEFUL COLLECTION OF CONTEMPLATIONS ON LIFE’S SIMPLE CHARMS” – ASSOCIATED PRESS

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There Is So Much Here

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SANTA BARBARA, CA – November 4, 2022 – Today, Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) releases his fifth solo album There Is So Much Here on Compass Records.

In the six years since his last solo album Swallowed by the New (2016), Phillips has navigated grief in his post-divorce outing to finding love again reflected on There Is So Much Here. This new collection of songs documents a shift of perspective from dealing with loss to an appreciation of life. 

“The son of a physicist, Glen Phillips has always been a cerebral singer-songwriter, and his new solo album is a thoughtful, tuneful collection of contemplations on life’s simple charms. There Is So Much Here considers the pleasure derived from a glass of water, the value of being OK with being just OK, and the elusive sweet spot between the past and future…While the album’s title sounds like a celebration, Phillips acknowledges how elusive contentment can be. “A new day is here,” he sings, somehow sounding wary. Smart guy.” - Associated Press

“...with his new LP, There Is So Much Here, Phillips takes the time to look for glimmers of hope, gratitude, and grace. These messages are delivered over the course of 11 thoughtful sparse ballads and heartland rockers. The up-tempo lead single “Big Changes” serves as a mission statement of sorts for the entire album, using the chorus to loosely address seeking a reprieve from the chaos of the current sociopolitical climate and an impassioned verse…” - No Depression

“...a reflective and rocking fruit of pandemic labor called There is So Much Here… the feel of an appreciation of life as it unfolds, in and out of catastrophic and affirmative events and emotional states, as conveyed on the Rufus Wainwright-esque pop ballad ‘Call the Moondust.’” - Santa Barbara Independent

“Phillips has pared his music down to its emotional core, concentrating on the simple truths of love and relationships, with a profound spiritual understanding.” -KPCW

Phillips is currently on tour in support of There Is So Much Here through the end of the year and into 2023. Confirmed dates below.

ABOUT GLEN PHILLIPS: During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips helped to create the band’s elegant folk/pop sound with honest, introspective lyrics that forged a close bond with their fans. When Toad went on hiatus, he launched a solo career with Abulum, and stayed busy collaborating with other artists on various projects including Mutual Admiration Society, with members of Nickel Creek and Remote Tree Children, an experimental outing with John Morgan Askew.

U.S. TOUR DATES

NOV 4 / NOVATO, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern

NOV 5 / SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ The State Room

NOV 6 / PORTLAND, OR @ The Old Church

NOV 8 / SPOKANE, WA @ Lucky You Lounge

NOV 9 / SEATTLE, WA @ Triple Door

NOV 10 / DENVER, CO @ Soiled Dove Underground

NOV  13 / CHESTERFIELD, MO @ Forest Hills Country Club

NOV 15 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Icehouse

NOV 16 / MILWAUKEE, WI @ Colectivo Coffee on Prospect

NOV 17 / CHICAGO, IL @ City Winery Chicago

NOV 18 / ANN ARBOR, MI @ The Ark

NOV 20 / GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ The Listening Room

DEC 7 / VENICE, CA @ The Venice West

JAN 12 / NASHVILLE, TN @ City Winery

JAN 13 / DECATUR, GA @ Eddie’s Attic

JAN 14-15 / SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL @ 30A Songwriters Festival

JAN 21 / BOSTON, MA @ City Winery

More Dates TBA…

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GLEN PHILLIPS SHARES “STONE THROAT” SECOND SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM THERE IS SO MUCH HERE

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“STONE THROAT”

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SANTA BARBARA, CA – October 14, 2022 - Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) shares “Stone Throat,” the second single from his forthcoming album, There Is So Much Here, available 11/4 on Compass Records.

On the album’s opening track, Glen sings “A stone throat can’t sing / wooden heart won’t beat / I’m gonna to meet you in the middle between the wanting and the need.”

He explains, “coming out of lockdown has been a slow process. Getting used to crowds and noise, wanting to run away to places I wasn’t allowed to go for a while, and also valuing the quiet time at home when there was no place to escape to. The push and pull between longing to run away and wanting a strong home base can be a heavy tide... trying to find something that feels like truth in the ebb and flow.” 

There Is So Much Here is Glen’s fifth solo album, following 2016s Swallowed by the New, a post-divorce outing about grief. In contrast, There Is So Much Here finds Phillips writing love songs again focusing on gratitude, beauty and staying present. This new collection of songs documents a shift of perspective from dealing with loss to an appreciation of life.  

The first single, “Big Changes” is a bridge between the two albums. Featured as a “Fresh Track Friday” pick, KPCW observes, “Phillips has pared his music down to its emotional core, concentrating on the simple truths of love and relationships, with a profound spiritual understanding.”

There Is So Much Here will be released November 4th on Compass Records. Glen Phillips will tour in support of the album through the end of the year and into 2023.

ABOUT GLEN PHILLIPS: During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips helped to create the band’s elegant folk/pop sound with honest, introspective lyrics that forged a close bond with their fans. When Toad went on hiatus, he launched a solo career with Abulum, and stayed busy collaborating with other artists on various projects including Mutual Admiration Society, with members of Nickel Creek and Remote Tree Children, an experimental outing with John Morgan Askew.  

U.S. TOUR DATES

NOV 3 / NOVATO, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern

NOV 4 / NOVATO, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern

NOV 5 / SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ The State Room

NOV 6 / PORTLAND, OR @ The Old Church

NOV 8 / SPOKANE, WA @ Lucky You Lounge

NOV 9 / SEATTLE, WA @ Triple Door

NOV 10 / DENVER, CO @ Soiled Dove Underground

NOV  13 / CHESTERFIELD, MO @ Forest Hills Country Club

NOV 15 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Icehouse

NOV 16 / MILWAUKEE, WI @ Colectivo Coffee on Prospect

NOV 17 / CHICAGO, IL @ City Winery Chicago

NOV 18 / ANN ARBOR, MI @ The Ark

NOV 20 / GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ The Listening Room

DEC 7 / VENICE, CA @ The Venice West

JAN 12 / NASHVILLE, TN @ City Winery

JAN 13 / DECATUR, GA @ Eddie’s Attic

JAN 14-15 / SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL @ 30A Songwriters Festival

JAN 21 / BOSTON, MA @ City Winery

More Dates TBA…

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GLEN PHILLIPS OFFERS “BIG CHANGES” FIRST SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'THERE IS SO MUCH HERE' DUE NOVEMBER 4 ON COMPASS RECORDS

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“BIG CHANGES”

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SANTA BARBARA, CA – September 9, 2022 - Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) shares “Big Changes,” the first single from his forthcoming album, There Is So Much Here, available 11/4 on Compass Records. It is his fifth solo album and first since 2016’s Swallowed By The New.

“‘Big Changes’ is about what I think of as The Situation — the changing environment, the growing gaps between ideologies and realities that make healthy debate almost impossible... The Situation invites The Conversation, which is usually just a litany of all that is wrong with the world and how we feel hopeless to change any of it,” explains Phillips. “The second verse of the song is about what I see as the start of changing things — love, wonder and tears. I’m not always great at this. I’m as good at doom scrolling as the next guy, but I write songs like this to remind me to take my head out of the sand more often than I would otherwise.”

Swallowed by the New, was a post-divorce outing about grief, while There Is So Much Here finds Phillips writing love songs again focusing on gratitude, beauty and staying present. The first single is a bridge between the two albums. This new collection of songs documents a shift of perspective from dealing with loss to an appreciation of life.  

The 11 tracks on the album move between quiet love songs and outright rockers that consider the multi-faceted meanings hidden in our everyday lives. “Stone Throat” is a mid-tempo rocker that looks at a couple in a new relationship, trying to find the balance between desire and responsibility, or as Phillips sings, “trying to find the balance, between the sacred and the street.” There’s a hint of new wave ska in the rhythm of “I Was a Riot,” a song that casts a compassionate eye on the arc of a relationship. The COVID lockdown-inspired “The Sound of Drinking,” is an appreciation of the familiar things in life, like drinking a glass of water on your back porch. Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) plays soft acoustic guitar and Glen sighs a lyric of gratitude for simple pleasures.

“Call The Moondust” is the most metaphysical song in the set; Phillips delivers an emotional performance over a tense arrangement that hints at the wonders of the universe. “There is so much here, in the space around me, in the sensations of my body, in the sounds and smells and tastes and thoughts that emerge and drift away.” says Phillips. “It’s not a new concept, but it is a novel experience when you’ve spent your life running from one thing to another. This is an album about showing up for what is and letting it be enough.” 

There Is So Much Here will be released November 4th on Compass Records. Glen Phillips is on tour with Toad The Wet Sprocket in October, with a solo run of shows beginning in November.

ABOUT GLEN PHILLIPS: During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips helped to create the band’s elegant folk/pop sound with honest, introspective lyrics that forged a close bond with their fans. When Toad went on hiatus, he launched a solo career with Abulum, and stayed busy collaborating with other artists on various projects including Mutual Admiration Society, with members of Nickel Creek and Remote Tree Children, an experimental outing with John Morgan Askew.

U.S. TOUR DATES

SEPT 16 / MENLO PARK, CA @ The Guild Theatre

NOV 3 / NOVATO, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern

NOV 4 / NOVATO, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern

NOV 5 / SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ The State Room

NOV 6 / PORTLAND, OR @ The Old Church

NOV 8 / SPOKANE, WA @ Lucky You Lounge

NOV 9 / SEATTLE, WA @ Triple Door

NOV 10 / DENVER, CO @ Soiled Dove Underground

NOV  13 / CHESTERFIELD, MO @ Forest Hills Country Club

NOV 15 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Icehouse

NOV 16 / MILWAUKEE, WI @ Colectivo Coffee on Prospect

NOV 17 / CHICAGO, IL @ City Winery Chicago

NOV 18 / ANN ARBOR, MI @ The Ark

NOV 20 / GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ The Listening Room

DEC 7 / VENICE, CA @ The Venice West

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