Swallowed by the New is the ninth studio album (and fourth on a record label) released in 2016 by Glen Phillips. The album spawned three singles: "Amnesty," "Leaving Oldtown," and "Go". This album was inspired by Phillips' divorce and the aftermath of it. A deluxe edition with a new track was released on May 4, 2018, by Compass Records.
Track listing All songs written by Glen Phillips, except where noted. "Go" (Phillips, Kris Orlowski) – 4:16 "Baptistina" – 3:22 "Criminal Career" – 4:03 "Leaving Oldtown" – 3:26 "The Easy Ones" – 3:47 "Amnesty" (Phillips, Ben Glover) – 3:54 "Grief and Praise" – 3:30 "Unwritten" – 3:16 "There's Always More" (Phillips, Neilson Hubbard, Amber Rubarth) – 3:11 "Held Up" – 3:31 "Reconstructing the Diary" – 1:36 "Nobody's Gonna Get Hurt"* – 4:07
– * (Only included on the 2018 re-release)
Personnel Glen Phillips – vocals, acoustic guitar Jebin Bruni – keyboards Chris Bruce – guitars Paul Bryan – bass, string arrangements Jay Bellerose – drums Richard Dodd – cello Leah Katz – viola Daphne Chen – violin Eric Gorfain – violin, concertmaster Ruby Amanfu – vocals (2, 6, 7, 10) Freya Phillips – vocals (5) Amber Rubarth – vocals (9)
Production Paul Bryan – producer, engineer Pete Min – mixing Kim Rosen – mastering at Knack Mastering (Ringwood, New Jersey) Sean Mccue – design Glen Phillips – photography
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