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. 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. Evolve was produced by Bryce Goggin and Vance Powell. The album's cover art features a painting by Mehdi Ghadyanloo.
"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. The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart that June. "Oblivion", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the second single on May 21, 2024. "Hey Stranger", first played by Phish in December 2022, was released as the penultimate single on June 11, 2024. "Life Saving Gun", first played by Phish in July 2023, was released as the fourth and final single on July 9, 2024.
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.
Contents
Track listing
Note
"The Well" is included only on vinyl editions of the album.
Personnel
Phish
Trey Anastasio
Jon Fishman
Mike Gordon
Page McConnell
Additional musicians
Don Hart – conductor
David Davidson – violin, section leader
David Angell – violin
Monisa Angell – viola
Seanad Chang – viola
Wei Tsun Chang – violin
Janet Darnall – violin
Noah Denney – percussion
Una Gong – cello
Paul Nelson – cello
Carole Rabinowitz – cello
Sari Reist – cello
Karen Winkelmann – violin
Technical
Visuals
Mehdi Ghadyanloo – cover painting (Exploration of Gravity), inside painting (Shared Future)
Julia Mordaunt – art direction, package design