Ft. Worth Star Telegram review
Fort Worth’s Toadies make welcome comeback with familiar sound
The Toadies, of ‘Possum Kingdom’ fame, are back after a seven-year drought with a kickin’ album that picks up right where they left off
By PRESTON JONES [ original article ]
Rock reunions rooted in the ’90s are de rigueur these days — from Stone Temple Pilots to Extreme — so no time like the present for Cowtown’s own alt-rock export, the Toadies, to re-form and release its first new music in almost a decade.
Not all of the returning rockers are successful, but in most cases, the powerful pull of nostalgia is enough to boost most bands over any bumpy patches. In the case of the Toadies, despite being down one original member (bassist Lisa Umbarger), the Vaden Todd Lewis-led quartet is ripping through its muscular melodies as though hardly any time has passed. Read more
Dallas Morning News review
New Toadies CD captures the band’s old magic
By THOR CHRISTENSEN / The Dallas Morning News [ original article ]
The Toadies don’t reinvent themselves on No Deliverance, their first album in seven years. They simply reaffirm their status as one of rock’s most ferocious bands.
Though never a household name, the D-FW group tapped the post-Nirvana zeitgeist with 1994’s Rubberneck, which sold a million copies and spawned “Possum Kingdom” – a spooky radio hit about obsession and possible murder. Read more
Live Daily reviews Toadies “No Deliverance”
Album Review: Toadies, “No Deliverance” (Kirtland)
By Tara Hall / LiveDaily Contributor [ original article ]
As if they’d never disbanded and spent seven years doing everything but playing together, Fort Worth, TX, rockers the Toadies have delivered a spanking new album that proves true musical talent transcends time. Read more