Once lead singer for the now defunct
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen has forged on into a prolific solo career. His debut album
abulum was released in 2001, and has been followed by several short stints in tour land. Mr. Phillips has toured/recorded with the likes of
John Mayer,
Nickel Creek, and
Billy Bragg as well as many others. His music can be described as
alterna-country, although it is quite similar to the work he did with
Toad.
I initially heard Glen Phillips solo work immediately following the breakup of
Toad. It was not long at all before Glen was recording, and he continuously posts new mp3s on www.glenphillips.com. I downloaded the song "
Trainwreck" from
Napster in 2000, I believe nearly a year before it was officially released on
abulum. I was thoroughly impressed, and purchased the album from the GP website as soon as it became available. As far as I can tell, by purchasing through his site, you are guaranteed an autographed copy of
abulum.
ABULUM includes the songs:
Along with the
bluegrass band
Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips has formed the superband
Mutual Admiration Society. As far as I know, they have released only one song "
Sake of the World" on
Aware Records' Aware 9 Compilation available at http://www.awarestore.com/display.cfm?PRODUCT_ID=2312. There is a link to download the song as an mp3, but I have yet to get the link to work. If you hear the song, be sure to let me know how it is.
Rumor has it that Glen is taking a bunch of time off touring to spend time with his wife and family... what a
pussy. It's also reported that during this time he'll be writing and recording the new album.