Glen Phillips has always been a courageous and inviting songwriter.

During his years as lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket, the bands elegant folk/pop sound and his honest, introspective lyrics helped them forge a close bond with their fans.

Since starting his solo career, Phillips has pared his music down to its emotional core, concentrating on the simple truths of love and relationships, with a profound spiritual understanding.

Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus. Her bold vulnerability in processing the intimacies of her life in song has long appealed to those listeners who crave authenticity.