Evolve (Phish album)

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Evolve
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024[1]
Length56:00
60:30 (vinyl)
LabelJEMP
Producer
Phish chronology
The Spectrum '97
(2024)
Evolve
(2024)
Singles from Evolve
  1. "Evolve"
    Released: April 11, 2024
  2. "Oblivion"
    Released: May 21, 2024

Evolve is the upcoming sixteenth studio album by Vermont-based jam band Phish. It is set to be released on July 12, 2024, through the band's own JEMP Records.[1] It will be 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 will be produced by Bryce Goggin and Vance Powell.[2] The album's cover art features a painting by Mehdi Ghadyanloo.[3]

The album's title track was released as a single on April 11, 2024.[2] "Oblivion", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the album's second single on May 21, 2024.[4]

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[edit]

Evolve track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hey Stranger"
  • Anastasio
4:17
2."Oblivion"
  • Anastasio
  • Marshall
6:03
3."Evolve"
  • Anastasio
  • Marshall
  • Herman
4:12
4."A Wave of Hope"
  • Anastasio
5:04
5."Pillow Jets"
  • Anastasio
5:57
6."Lonely Trip"
  • Anastasio
  • Marshall
  • Herman
6:00
7."Life Saving Gun"
  • Anastasio
  • McConnell
4:25
8."Monsters"
  • Anastasio
5:15
9."Ether Edge"
  • Anastasio
4:06
10."Human Nature" 2:54
11."Valdese"
  • Anastasio
  • Marshall
3:36
12."The Well" (vinyl-only bonus track)
  • Anastasio
  • Marshall
4:30
13."Mercy"
  • Anastasio
4:11
Total length:60:30

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Martoccio, Angie (April 11, 2024). "Phish Announce First New Album in Over Four Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Listen: Phish Announce 16th Studio and First in Four Years LP Evolve, Share Initial Single". Relix. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Gregory, Allie (April 11, 2024). "Phish Announce New Album Evolve". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Scott (May 21, 2024). "Phish Reveals Evolve Tracklist & Shares Potent 'Oblivion' Single". Jambase. Retrieved May 21, 2024.