Phil Joel Returns To Solo Spotlight With ‘Better Than I Found It’

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Among Christian music’s most recognizable faces and voices for more than two decades, singer/songwriter, author and New Zealand native Phil Joel is set for a highly anticipated return to the solo spotlight with Better Than I Found It January 22. The six-song EP–written, recorded and produced entirely by Joel in his home studio during last year’s quarantine–is now available for pre-order.

“I’d felt for quite a while that I needed to take some time and musically get back to simply making art, but I didn’t know how I was going to make it happen,” Joel shares. “Well, 2020 made it happen for me. In March, we got word that touring was off until further notice, so I went home and locked myself away in my studio. It put me in a position to have to make production decisions alone and create a sound[…]