April 1 may be April Fool’s Day, but on March 31, Phish made an announcement that is no joke. The jam icons have revealed that their new album, Sigma Oasis, will debut during an April 1 livestream at 9 p.m. ET on their social feeds.
The band, comprised of Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon and Page McConnell, made the announcement during their latest Tuesday night Dinner and A Movie archival video series – launched to provide fans with some entertainment during the ongoing stay-at-home order while also raising money for non-profits – featuring Phish’s July 27, 2014 show from Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Proceeds from last night’s stream benefitted Meals on Wheels and dinner came in the form of chef Eric Warnstedt’s recipes for mushroom and heirloom bean toast which are two of Gordon’s favorite dishes from the Hen of the Wood restaurant.
Sigma Oasis was recorded back in November in Anastasio’s barn studio. It is Phish’s fourteenth studio album and it follows 2016’s Big Boat.
Check out Phish’s full March 31 edition of Dinner and a Movie below – including the Sigma Oasis announcement at approximately the 1:30:50 mark – and click here to listen to Sigma Oasis at 9 p.m. ET tonight (April 1).