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Starting Now
Rock · 2021 · 10 tracks · 36m

Starting Now

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Polished, mature folk-rock defined by shimmering acoustic guitars and tight vocal harmonies. A hopeful, mid-tempo record for quiet transitions.

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It's the sound of your favorite 90s band finally finding their zen.

A resilient and graceful optimism that feels earned through time and reflection.

Starting Now · vs · Toad the Wet Sprocket
Hopeful+2.3σ

Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 36m
01
Game Day
3:44
02
Transient Whales
3:32
03
The Best of Me
3:22
04
Starting Now
3:47
05
In the Lantern Light
3:55
06
Hold On
2:44
07
Truth
2:51
08
Slowing Down
3:40
09
Dual Citizen
3:49
10
Fever
5:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the lush multi-tracked vocal harmonies on the title track
The way the acoustic strumming locks into the steady, reassuring drum beat on Game Day
The atmospheric, slightly darker guitar textures that close out the final track Fever
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