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| | Acoustic Guitar Central: Glen Phillips, Winter Pays for Summer, page 1 |
 | | Former Toad the Wet Sprocket front man Glen Phillips is too idiosyncratic and literate to be considered as mainstream as, say, Matchbox Twenty, but his voice and melodies are immediately recognizable amalgams of everything that was cool about alternative rock before it had a name. |
 | | What distinguishes his third solo record is the return to the uptempo pop-rock arrangements that made Toad such a success, showcasing Phillips’ gift for singing pop anthems you can believe. |
 | | Replacing post-collegiate angst with the wisdom of experience, Phillips manages to make hope and gratitude seem well-earned by revealing darker moments of doubt that had to be overcome to get there. |
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