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Toadies No Deliverane Kirtland Records |
To say Toadies’ triumphant third album return is loud is an understatement as big as the band’s sound. Texas-sized riffs fill the disc front to back, living up to the legacy the Austin-based band established early before getting leapfrogged by the entire post-grunge movement in the seven years since their last album, and 14 years since their debut splash, Rubberneck, fit the flannel crowd. The powerful playing of founding members Todd Lewis (vocals/guitar) and Mark Reznicek (drums), along with longtime guitarist Clark Vogeler, should make listeners forget these guys’ ages. The immovably massive “Man of Stone” and opener “So Long Lovely Eyes,” among others, chug it under a scorching sun, leaving no doubt that just because they don’t hop up very often, these rockers haven’t gotten lost in the moss.
–Eric Mitts
