E.G. Phillips

@duckswithpants
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Songwriter 🎵✍️ + Dr. Who🧣, maps 🗺, jazz 🎷, politics 😔 …

#Jazz infused alternative #Americana • #BobDylan with flatted fifths • "too classic"

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"'Tricks of the Light' is an EP that consistently envelops with its quality songwriting and chamber-folk captivation."
— Mike Mineo, Obscure Sound

Obscure Sound reviews my new chock-full-o-cello EP

https://www.obscuresound.com/2025/06/e-g-phillips-tricks-of-the-light-ep/

#songwriter #newmusic #folkmusic #cello

Feature: E.G. Phillips - 'Tricks of the Light' EP -- Obscure Sound

Tricks of the Light is a standout EP from E.G. Phillips, a San Francisco-based artist who first caught our ears a couple months back with the release’s finale “When It Gets Dark.” The cinematic-like string arrangements and lush acoustics melded with beautiful precision there, and that compellingly expansive folk appeal continues throughout the EP’s five other tracks, as well. Phillips recorded the EP with two-time Grammy winning producer/arranger Nahuel Bronzini (Mixing Engineer, Fantastic Negrito) and his musical counterpart Felipe Ubeda (aka Cigarbox Man). “‘We are the sum of our memories’ a hero of mine of once said — and my

Obscure Sound: Indie Music Blog

Behind the scenes recording the six song cinematic chamber fold quite released as the EP "Tricks of the Light"

Described by Dave Franklin of The Big Takeover magazine as "a yet unmined genre that only he knows the location of, a whole different musical world"

https://www.duckswithpants.com/tricksofthelight.html#top

"The musical realisation is restrained yet haunting: gentle sounds and a melancholy atmosphere provide an opportunity for reflection."

@nenesbutlerpresents reviews "The Place Where Tomorrow Shines the Brightest"

https://nenesbutler.com/listennow/

#music #songwriter

ListenNOW!

„The Place Where Tomorrow Shines the Brightest“ by E.G. Phillips E.G.’s song unfolds as an introspective singer-songwriter piece that tells of the longing for orientation and new …

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"music that revels in being different yet also beguiling"

Dave Franklin of The Big Takeover reviews my new cinematic chamber folk EP "Tricks of the Light"

https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/e-g-phillips-tricks-of-the-light-self-released

#songwriter #folkmusic #newmusic

E. G. Phillips - Tricks of the Light (self-released)

The Big Takeover

"there is something deeply human about these songs that kept me coming back."
— Matt Jensen, Pitch Perfect

Check out this review of my new cinematic chamber folk suite EP "Tricks of the Light"
https://www.pitchperfectsite.com/indie-music-album-reviews/eg-phillips-tricks-of-the-light

#songwriter #newmusic #musicsky #folkmusic

E.G. Phillips - Tricks of the Light

We are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent  music that is available for your listening pleasure. We feature a wide variety of genres like americana,...

Pitch Perfect

"E.G. Phillips doesn’t chase trends; he carves out a world of his own, and it’s one well worth entering."
— Chris Mariotti, Edgar Allen Poets

Check out this review of "Tricks of the Light" and give the new EP a spin or two.

https://www.edgarallanpoets.com/tricks-of-the-light-is-e-g-phillips-ep-out-now/#google_vignette

#newmusic #songwriter #folkmusic

Tricks of the Light is E.G. Phillips' Ep Out Now

There’s a cinematic quality that draws you in,  a delicate guitar arpeggio sets the scene. Tricks of the Light is E.G. Phillips' Ep Out Now

Edgar Allan Poets - Noir Rock Band

"There’s a yearning romanticism about it, and more than a hint of classic Leonard Cohen."
— Graeme Smith, York Calling

My chamber folk EP "Tricks of the Light" gets reviewed:

https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2025/06/20/e-g-phillips-releases-storytelling-mythological-ep/

#folkmusic #songwriter

E.G. Phillips releases storytelling, mythological EP

Inspired by mythology and film soundtracks, in particular the animated short The Rain Horse by John Zorn, Tricks of the Light is the storytelling new EP from E.G. Phillips.

York Calling

From the #song “The Light You Reflect” — the most recent release from the EP “Tricks of the Light” which Dave Franklin of The BigTakeover says is “so interesting, so adventurous… so damn compelling”

Photo 📸 by Chris Cothran

https://www.duckswithpants.com/tricksofthelight.html#LightYouReflect

#chamberfolk #songwriter

Lyric video for "The Flesh of Birds" is now out -- wanted to give this one the feeling of an Edward Hopper painting given the emphasis on light with this "Tricks of the Light" EP

https://youtu.be/7pyixBg13h4?si=TJj9X0BohNNX_qxV

#songwriter #lyricvideo #americana #chamberfolk #newmusic

The Flesh of Birds — lyric video

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