Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket finds 'There Is So Much Here' on album next month

Glen Phillips, the longtime singer/guitarist of Toad The Wet Sprocket, has shared “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 2016's 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. 

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 front man for 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.

Track listing:

1. Stone Throat

2. I Was a Riot
3. The Sound of Drinking

4. Big Changes

5. The Bluest Eye

6. Brand New Blue

7. Center of the Circle

8. Skeleton for School

9. Other Birds of Prey

10. Let in Anarchy

11. Call the Moondust

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