New Constellation
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| Studio album by Toad the Wet Sprocket | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | December, 2012 – March, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Abe's Records | |||
| Producer | Mikal Blue | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
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New Constellation is the sixth studio album by American rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, released October 15, 2013, through Abe's Records. It is available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. Financed with more than $250,000 from approximately 6,300 contributors on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, it is the first full-length studio release since the band's 1997 album Coil.
Following the band's official breakup in 1998 the members played numerous shows and released several albums, including a compilation of hits and fan favorites in 1999 (P.S. (A Toad Retrospective)), a live album in 2004 (Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992) and a greatest hits album in 2011 (All You Want). The band recorded two new studio tracks for P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) and a Christmas song originally performed by Sam Phillips titled "It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas" in 2011.
In an interview with Yahoo Music published on July 29, 2014, singer/guitarist Glen Phillips described the one-off shows and the time period around them:
"Three to four years ago, it started feeling like fun again. We started enjoying each other’s company and remembered what made it good and we kind of got out of our own inter-personal dramas a little bit. At some point, it felt like it would be a good idea to make another record, to actually enjoy each other’s company and make some good art again."
On March 22, 2013, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that the recording process of their new album was finished. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Mikal Blue at Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California.
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