Evolve (Phish album)

Evolve
A group of people stand under a large, floating cube in an empty landscape.
Studio album by
Phish
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024[1]
RecordedNovember 2023
Studio
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
  3. "Hey Stranger"
    Released: June 11, 2024
  4. "Life Saving Gun"
    Released: July 9, 2024

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

"Evolve", the album's title track, was first played live by Phish in August 2021 and was released as its first single on April 11, 2024.[2] The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart that June.[4] "Oblivion", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the second single on May 21, 2024.[5] "Hey Stranger", first played by Phish in December 2022, was released as the penultimate single on June 11, 2024.[6] "Life Saving Gun", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the fourth and final single on July 9, 2024.[7]

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.

  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. ^ "Phish: Adult Alternative chart positions". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Scott (May 21, 2024). "Phish Reveals Evolve Tracklist & Shares Potent 'Oblivion' Single". Jambase. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Andrew (June 11, 2024). "Phish Releases Third Evolve Single, "Hey Stranger" [Listen]". Live For Live Music. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Andrew (July 9, 2024). "Phish Gives Listeners A Percussion Rinse With Final Evolve Single, "Life Saving Gun" [Listen]". Live For Live Music. Retrieved July 9, 2024.