Best known as the frontman and primary songwriter for alt-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips has also forged an extensive solo career full of eclectic collaborations and side projects. In the early '90s, Toad broke into the mainstream with a thoughtful, folk-driven sound that yielded jangling hits like "All I Want" and "Walk on the Ocean." Following the group's initial breakup at the end of the decade, Phillips applied his warm baritone and introspective lyrics to a series of solo albums including 2001's Abulum and 2005's Winter Pays for Summer. He also collaborated with member of Nickel Creek as Mutual Admiration Society and was part of the 2009 supergroup Works Progress Administration. By the 2010s, a reunited Toad had issued a comeback album, even as Phillips forged ahead with tightly crafted albums of his own including 2016's Swallowed by the New and 2022's There Is So Much Here.