''No Deliverance'' is the third studio album by

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. It was released in 2008 on

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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

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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

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chart.

Release and reception

"No Deliverance" was made available for streaming on ''Spins website. The

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and for digital download. While all versions contained ten tracks, the iTunes release included a bonus eleventh track, a

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". Those who

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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

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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'."

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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'." ''

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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 -

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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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