Glen Phillips
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Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.
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[edit] Personal life
Phillips was born in Santa Barbara, California, and began making music at age 14 when he formed Toad the Wet Sprocket. In 1998, after the band broke up, he settled down before beginning to release solo work. Glen grew up in a Reform Judaism household and his faith has been one of the major themes of his writing.
Phillips is married and is a father of three girls.
[edit] Music
Phillips began Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986, at the age of 16.[citation needed] By 1988, they had signed with Columbia Records and recorded six albums and many major tours until 1998 when they disbanded.
During his time in Toad the Wet Sprocket, Phillips was involved in a pop rock project called Flapping.
Three years later, following the breakup of Toad, Phillips released his first solo album, Abulum, which was a change from the sound that Toad the Wet Sprocket was known for. This was followed up by a self-released live album and solo touring, along with a reunion tour with his former Toad bandmates
In 2004, Phillips, with Nickel Creek, released a long-awaited collaboration as Mutual Admiration Society. The self-titled album had been recorded in 2000 and featured songs written by both Phillips alone and as collaborative efforts, and was released on Sugar Hill Records.
In 2005, Phillips returned to a major label via Universal Records' Lost Highway imprint and released the critically acclaimed Winter Pays For Summer. The album included the radio single "Duck and Cover," but Phillips and the label would part ways due to some creative differences.
Phillips released his third proper solo album, Mr. Lemons in the spring of 2006. The music video for the album's first single, "Everything But You," made its debut as a Yahoo! Exclusive Premiere on May 11, 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Abulum (CD) - Red Brick Records - 2000
- Winter Pays For Summer (CD) - Lost Highway Records - 2005
- Mr. Lemons (CD) - Umami/bigHelium - 2006
Note: Abulum was released independently in 2000, then under Red Brick in 2001.
[edit] Other major releases
- Live at Largo (CD) - independent release - 2003
- Unlucky 7 (EP) - independent release - 2006
[edit] External links
- Glen Phillips The official site with news, tour dates and a fantastic message board.
- Glen's MySpace site Glen's MySpace site with blog and information on any upcoming tour dates.
- Almost a Year Abroad -- Glen Phillips travels Europe for 'almost a year' with his complete nuclear family. He writes of his family's travels here. (Reference from Doc Searls)
- ComeBackDownload.com This Toad the Wet Sprocket site also has a great deal of content devoted to Glen's solo career.
- Unofficial Glen Phillips FAQ This is an out-of-date and incomplete patchwork of information, but it's still somewhat useful.
- Archive.org A huge database of downloadable live performances. The shows are also indexed at ComeBackDownload.com.
- PopGurls 20 Questions with Glen Phillips Fun interview from 2003.
- Interview with Glen Phillips on The BackStage Pass Internet Radio Show
