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Glen Phillips likes the independent life

LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. singer-songwriter Glen Phillips' new album is his first as an independent artist.

The former Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman's fourth solo album, "Mr. Lemons," appears on his Umami label. The indie release moves Phillips out of the major label world he's been in since the early '90s, but he feels it's the right move at this time.

"I don't want to have every album be based on these massive stakes," he explains. "I'd rather be able to go, 'Listen, I know that this many people want to listen to my music and will probably buy it if I put it out. Can I set up a business model that works for that?

"Basically I'd like to get my career back to the point where if somebody asks me what I do, I say 'I make music' and not 'I sell myself.' "

Phillips will be touring throughout the spring and summer, including solo shows and dates with a reunited Toad the Wet Sprocket.

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