I was so excited to get this news today! 'Starting Now' will be Toad the Wet Sprocket's first new album since 2013's 'New Constellation.' You can read my review of the band's 2013 concert date in support of that fantastic album HERE....Robert Kinsler
Toad the Wet Sprocket Announces Highly Anticipated New Studio Album 'Starting Now' coming August 27, 2021
(June 22, 2021 – Santa Barbara, CA) Beloved Platinum-selling American Alternative Rock band, Toad the Wet Sprocket, are set to release their first new studio album in eight years, STARTING NOW (via The SRG/ILS Group), available everywhere on August 27. The ten song collection explores finding hope after life’s uncertainties force us to change and learn how to survive on a new path.
“Some time around the end of 2019 it became clear that it was time for a new Toad record. We’d taken a long break from recording together and it felt like we had the right songs and the right energy again.” says lead vocalist, Glen Phillips. “If there’s a theme to these songs, it’s hope. We’ve all been through a crazy couple of years and I wanted to take a deeper look at what it’s like to be thrown far off center and find a new way of living on the other side. How do we not just survive but actually ground ourselves in such unusual times?”
“Even in the lowest moments of the pandemic we knew that whenever Toad was able to safely play again, our fans would show up," commented Dean Dinning. "Our fans have been supporting us faithfully for the past 30 years, which makes for a lot of familiar faces in the crowd each night. We do want our fans to know that we see and appreciate them, and that when we get together, we are all among friends."
“The process of making this album over the past year was a little unusual for all of us, and recording the guitar parts in my home studio without anyone around was such a different experience," commented Todd Nichols. “The collaborative process was done by emailing tracks back and forth without ever seeing each other in person. It’s definitely going to be a blast playing these songs together for the first time.”
(Photo Credit: Eli Reskow)
"One of the most difficult things to do in the music industry is to find your voice,” says Claude Villani, CEO The SRG/ILS Group. “ Toad The Wet Sprocket had that solved from the beginning. Glen Phillips’ vocals and songwriting set a very high benchmark and the bands atmospheric arrangements are second to none. The new album follows directly in the legacy they have set for themselves. I know old and new fans alike will love the new album as much as we do.”
Leading into 2021, Toad the Wet Sprocket released the title track of their forthcoming album, “Starting Now.” The thought-provoking track about hope for the future in the face of life’s uncertainty not only mirrored what many were feeling and thinking during this past year but also encourages us to make sure that in the present moments, the ones we do have control over, we are doing the good work to lay the road ahead.
WATCH: “Starting Now” Concept Lyric Video
Toad the Wet Sprocket will also be hitting the road this summer for their first live tour since 2019. Tickets for the STARTING NOW Tour are available now for pre-sale and kicks off in September. Click here for show dates and ticketing information.
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About Toad the Wet Sprocket:
Celebrating 30 years as a band, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still making music and touring with the same spirit of unwavering independence that started it all over three decades ago. Toad the Wet Sprocket share in the kind of musical chemistry that can only come from meeting in high school and writing, recording and touring on albums over the course time. After Bread & Circus, they followed with Pale in 1990, fear in ’91, Dulcinea in 1994, and Coil in 1997, as well as some compilations along the way. While most will still feel the comforting familiarity of the Billboard-charting hits, “Walk on the Ocean”, “All I Want”, “Something’s Always Wrong”, and “Fall Down”, fans will also be well familiar with tracks with lyrics that resonate for so many life milestones like “The Moment”, “I Will Not Take These Things for Granted” and so many more. It is thanks to the enthusiastic support of their fans, that helped spur the release of All You Want and also serves as inspiration for the band to continue touring and play live. Next, the band is set to release their first album in six years, STARTING NOW, available on August 27th wherever you find great music! They will also be hitting the road in Fall of 2021 on the STARTING NOW Tour for their first live shows as a band since their 30th Anniversary Tour in 2019.
About The SRG/ILS Group:
The SRG/ILS Group embraces new technologies and is at the forefront of business models that support artists and labels who want to fully participate in their careers, their recordings, and their publishing. SRG/ILS is comprised of an independent label, The SoNo Recording Group, and a sub distribution & label services firm both of which through a range of services are dedicated to redefining the relationship between music creators and the marketplace. SRG/ILS is partnered with the most influential company bringing music to the marketplace around the world, The Universal Music Group.
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