Philip Shouse

After decades backing up a who’s who of country, rock & roll and heavy metal stars, Philip Shouse finds his own voice on his debut EP, “Side 1”, on Wild Kingdom Records. Handling all lead vocal duties (and most background vocals), as well as all guitars and bass, Philip steps out from the sideman role to frontman. And he wears it well. The five-song EP opens with “Run Away From You” and “The Naked Empress,” a one two punch of Stonesy swagger and sticky power-pop.