Glen Phillips - Mr Lemons (2006)

Tracklist

01. Everything But You
02. Blindsight
03. Thank You
04. I Still Love You
05. Last Sunset
06. I Want a New Drug
07. Marigolds
08. Waiting
09. Didn't Think You Cared
10. The Next Day
11. A Joyful Noise

After opting for a lush and refined sound on his last record, Winter Pays For Summer, Glen Phillips spins the production knobs to zero on his third solo record since leaving Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1998. Songs like "Blind Sight," "Last Sunset," "Marigolds," and "Didn't Think You Cared" are chiefly built around Phillips honey-dipped voice and a lonely guitar, throwing a bone to the legion of fans that prefer his lone-man live performances. But that's not to say Phillips fails to shine in a bigger band setting. "Next Day" and "Everything But You" are unadulterated pop songs, while "Waiting" (featuring backing vocals by Kim Richey) plays like a folk song straight out of 1970s Topanga Canyon. Only a bluesy revamping of Huey Lewis's MTV hit "I Want a New Drug" misses its mark. As hard as Phillips tries to make the song his own, its trite lyrics sound out of place among the many stalwart originals.

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