The single is taken from the forthcoming album "All That You Can Dream", which is due out on 20th May 2022. Like many artists, Phillips turned to song-writing when his touring schedule was paused indefinitely during the pandemic.
He explains: “I found respite in the process when I could do little else. It became a sort of meditation on this time in my life and the events that we’ve collectively experienced. We’ve experienced some staggering events over the past several years or so. When people speak of those things, it’s not enough to simply highlight or underline the headlines of the day. The aim is to tap into the feelings that we share that are trapped beneath our skin—and figure out how we expel those feelings by talking about them. I found that the circumstances of being off the road and left to reflect on what this time feels like, produced a different kind of song. In some ways, that freed me up to write and record the kind of song that was personal and executed as though it were for an audience of myself alone. That’s freeing.”
In a nod to this lyrical elegance, "All That You Can Dream's" music is ornate but spare. Phillips wrote and arranged the album's songs on guitar or piano, adding a basic rhythmic and vocal framework. To flesh out the music's contours, he then enlisted a pair of trusted previous collaborators, the Los Angeles-based bassist Jennifer Condos and drummer Jay Bellerose. "They were going stir-crazy themselves and welcomed the idea of a long-distance recording project," Phillips says. Bellerose set up drums in his living room, Condos served as engineer, and the duo laid down rhythm tracks to songs Phillips had sent over, as if the three musicians were all in the same room.
It’s a sensitive, introspective collection of songs that reflect the uncertainties and anxieties of the world we’re currently living in. Look out for the album and, in the meantime, enjoy this and try to catch him live, see all the dates below.
Today's tune "Remember This", taken from the upcoming album "All That You Can Dream".
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS TOUR DATES 2022 / 2023
APR 27 WED Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Oslo, Norway
APR 28 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Bergen, Norway
APR 29 FRI Byscenen in Trondheim @ 9:00pm Trondheim, Norway
APR 30 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Bodø, Norway
JUN 2 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Boston, MA, United States
JUN 3 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 7:30pm New York, NY, United States
JUN 4 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Philadelphia, PA, United States
JUN 5 SUN Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Washington, DC, United States
JUN 7 TUE Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Pittsburgh, PA, United States
JUN 8 WED Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Cleveland, OH, United States
JUN 9 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Ann Arbor, MI, United States
JUN 10 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Chicago, IL, United States
JUN 11 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 8:00pm Milwaukee, WI, United States
DEC 1 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Dublin, Ireland
DEC 2 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Cork, Ireland
DEC 3 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Limerick City, Ireland
DEC 4 SUN Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Belfast, United Kingdom
DEC 6 TUE Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Manchester, United Kingdom
DEC 7 WED Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm London, United Kingdom
DEC 8 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Bexhill On Sea, United Kingdom
DEC 9 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Newport, United Kingdom
DEC 10 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Bristol, United Kingdom
DEC 11 SUN Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Guildford, United Kingdom
JAN 19 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Chester, United Kingdom
JAN 20 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Strathaven, United Kingdom
JAN 22 SUN More Music @ 10:00pm Morecambe, United Kingdom
JAN 24 TUE Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Leeds, United Kingdom
JAN 25 WED Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Liverpool, United Kingdom
JAN 26 THU Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Birmingham, United Kingdom
JAN 27 FRI Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Leicester, United Kingdom
JAN 28 SAT Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Ramsgate, United Kingdom
JAN 29 SUN Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Winchester, United Kingdom
JAN 31 TUE Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm Cambridge, United Kingdom
FEB 1 WED Grant-Lee Phillips @ 10:00pm St Albans, United Kingdom
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