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The relaxed, warm vocal style of Glen Phillips can be deceptive. It allows him to tell stories of human depravity, evoking the darkest depths of human emotions, all while being pleasing to the ear. His innovative folk rock songwriting was honed during his tenure as the frontman of the critically acclaimed Toad the Wet Sprocket, who was best known for its ambitious, reflective pop songs, particularly album tracks like “Hold Her Down,” which revealed that Phillips and company were perfectly capable of capturing stark images and commenting on the less savory aspects of our society. As a writer of remarkably perceptive songs since starting his old band at the age of fourteen, Phillips continued after the 1998 breakup of Toad with a string of solo albums. These days, he performs almost entirely alone on stage, and shorn of all other contrivances, the songs take on the intimate character that has always best suited Mr. Phillips’ open-hearted tales of life’s rich pageantry.
Sun., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., 2008
