GLEN PHILLIPS has been making music for over two decades, starting as the
14-year-old frontman of Toad the Wet Sprocket. Since then, hes
accumulated an esteemed body of work comprising eight albums with Toad
(which collectively have sold close to 4 million units) and three as a
solo artist. Swallowed By The New, on Compass Records, is the most
intensely personal album of his career, reflecting his mastery for
converting raw emotion into sound. Taking on lifes difficult transitions,
Phillips delivers some of his most vulnerable songs yet.
MIPSO is an acclaimed indie-Americana quartet from Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. Recently recognized by Rolling Stone as an Artist You Need to
Know, the band ventures ever-further from its string-band pedigree to
discover a broader Americana where classic folk-rock and modern
alt-country sounds mingle easily with Appalachian tradition. Their fifth
album, Edges Run, is lush and forward moving, with lyrics that sear and salve in turn.
