I was turned onto Toad the Wet Sprocket by my wife, who gained her affection from her siblings. The first time I head the album 'Dulcinea' I was hooked. Glenn Phillips has a great voice and the ability to write songs that stick in your head for both the feel and the lyrics.
As most 90's bands, they broke up and disappeared for a decade. Sales were never that strong and the record labels are always looking for the next big thing.
True fans didn't forget them, and the internet gave them a way to hound the band for new material. Toad used crowd funding to raise enough money to produce and release a new record. Starting with a goal of $50,000, the band saw their fans respond in force and over a quarter of a million dollars came in a relative blink of an eye. 'New Constellation' was the result.
While you will not hear it on the radio, the offerings have their merits. 'The Moment' is a song with deep lyrics that are not hard to understand. Regret is a destructive force that results in nothing but wasted time.
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