Evolve (Phish album) explained

Evolve
Type:studio
Artist:Phish
Cover:Phish Evolve.jpg
Alt:A group of people stand under a large, floating cube in an empty landscape.
Released:July 12, 2024[1]
Recorded:November 2023
Studio:
  • The Barn (Vermont)
  • Sputnik (Nashville)
  • Reservoir (New York)
  • The Bunker (Burlington)
  • Tank (Burlington)
  • Trout (Brooklyn)
Length:56:00
60:30 (vinyl)
Label:JEMP
Producer:
Prev Title:The Spectrum '97
Prev Year:2024

Evolve is the sixteenth studio album by Vermont-based jam band Phish. It was released on July 12, 2024, through the band's own JEMP Records.[1] It is the first Phish album in four years, following Sigma Oasis (2020), although they also released the album Get More Down under the alter-ego "Sci-Fi Soldier" in 2022.[2] [1] Evolve was produced by Bryce Goggin and Vance Powell.[2] The album's cover art features a painting by Mehdi Ghadyanloo.[3]

"Evolve", the album's title track, was first played live by Phish in August 2021 and was released as its first single on April 11, 2024.[2] The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart that June.[4] "Oblivion", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the second single on May 21, 2024.[5] "Hey Stranger", first played by Phish in December 2022, was released as the penultimate single on June 11, 2024.[6] "Life Saving Gun", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the fourth and final single on July 9, 2024.[7]

The tracks "Evolve", "A Wave of Hope", and "Lonely Trip" had previously appeared on Trey Anastasio's eleventh solo album Lonely Trip in July 2020, "Hey Stranger" and "Mercy" had appeared on Anastasio's twelfth album Mercy in 2022, and "Life Saving Gun" had previously appeared on Anastasio and Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's collaborative album January in 2023.

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Phish

Additional musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9] 19

Notes and References

  1. Phish Announce First New Album in Over Four Years . . Martoccio . Angie . 11 April 2024 . 11 April 2024.
  2. Listen: Phish Announce 16th Studio and First in Four Years LP Evolve, Share Initial Single . . 11 April 2024 . 11 April 2024.
  3. Phish Announce New Album Evolve . . Gregory . Allie . 11 April 2024 . 11 April 2024.
  4. Phish: Adult Alternative chart positions . Billboard . 6 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Phish Reveals Evolve Tracklist & Shares Potent 'Oblivion' Single . Jambase . Bernstein . Scott . 21 May 2024 . 21 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Phish Releases Third Evolve Single, "Hey Stranger" [Listen] ]. Live For Live Music . O'Brien . Andrew . 11 June 2024 . 9 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Phish Gives Listeners A Percussion Rinse With Final Evolve Single, "Life Saving Gun" [Listen] ]. Live For Live Music . O'Brien . Andrew . 9 July 2024 . 9 July 2024.
  8. Web site: . Listen: Phish Share "Oblivion," Detail Forthcoming Studio Album 'Evolve' . JamBands . . July 12, 2024 . May 21, 2024 .
  9. Phish Chart History: Top Rock & Alternative Albums. Billboard. July 23, 2024.

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