''No Deliverance'' is the third studio album by
Toadies
Toadies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas, best known for the song " Possum Kingdom". The band's classic lineup consisted of Vaden Todd Lewis (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Lisa Umbarger (bass guitar), Darrel Herb ...
. It was released in 2008 on
Kirtland Records
Kirtland Records is a record label based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Los Angeles, California and New York City. It was co-founded by Deep Blue Something drummer John Kirtland and his wife, Jenny Kirtland of The Polyphonic Spree.
History
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[ ''No Deliverance'' is the band's first album seven years after the band's previous album, '' Hell Below/Stars Above'', and the first since the band's reunion in 2006. It is also the band's only album without an official bass player, with bass duties being handled by ]Vaden Todd Lewis
Vaden Danger Todd Lewis (born September 3, 1965) is an American musician best known as the vocalist and guitarist for Toadies, an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas. Lewis was also the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dallas-based ...
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The album was promoted by two singles, "No Deliverance" and "Song I Hate", the former which reached number 38 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay
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chart.
Release and reception
"No Deliverance" was made available for streaming on ''Spins website.
The album
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was released on CD, vinyl
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and for digital download. While all versions contained ten tracks, the iTunes release included a bonus eleventh track, a cover
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of The Cure
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's "A Forest
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". Those who pre-order
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ed through Newbury Comics
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received an autograph
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ed CD booklet, while those who pre-order
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ed it through f.y.e.
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received an autograph
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ed poster.
Commercial performance
''No Deliverance'' debuted at number 59 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 8,563 copies in its first week, and remained on the chart for two weeks. As of 2012, the album has sold 39,000 copies in the US.
Reception
''The Austin Chronicle
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'' wrote that "the band's jaded alt-rock stomp still has an earthy appeal, as evidenced by slammers 'So Long Lovely Eyes' and 'Flower'." AllMusic
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wrote that the songs "successfully revisit the band’s mid-1990s post-grunge heyday, particularly on the urgent, Soundgarden-like opener, 'So Long Lovey Eyes'; the stinging title track; and the sinister stomper 'Hell in High Water'." ''Trouser Press
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'' thought that "Lewis/Vaden’s vocals are still strong, having changed very little since 1994."
Track listing
Personnel
Toadies
* Todd Lewis - vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
* Mark Reznicek - drums
* Clark Vogeler - lead guitar
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Production
*David Castell - Producer, Engineer, Digital Editing, Mixing, Audio Production
*Mark Dufour - Digital Editing, Drum Technician
*Michael Garcia - Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer
*Bart Rose - Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer
*Andy Sharp - Engineer, Audio Engineer
Artwork
*Scogin Mayo - Photography
*Tommy Moore - Package Design
Chart positions
Album
Singles
References
External links
Toadies official website
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Toadies albums
2008 albums
Kirtland Records albums
Albums produced by David Castell