EXCLUSIVE: New Toadies Tune
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Toadies singer Todd Lewis
Fort Worth, TX, alt-rockers the Toadies -- the guys behind the 1994 grunge hit "Possum Kingdom" -- are preparing for the August 10 release of Feeler, their second album since reuniting in 2006. SPIN.com has scored the first leak from the set, "City of Hate," and if it sounds like vintage Toadies there's good reason. Download the song below.
Following years of touring behind their breakout debut Rubberneck, the Toadies returned to the studio in 1997 and recorded 14 songs for Feeler. But Interscope Records rejected its release and sent the band back to the studio. The Toadies eventually wrote and recorded a new batch of songs for their 2001 sophomore album Hell Below / Stars Above, while Feeler sat in the vaults.
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Until now. The Toadies re-recorded the original Feeler tracks ("We've never been able to track the masters down from Interscope," the band's manager tells SPIN) with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith), the same guy behind the boards on Rubberneck. The result is classic Toadies: buzzsaw guitars, charging drums, and tight pop songwriting, all featured on "City of Hate."
The song kicks off with a distorted backwater riff and chugging bass, then drops into a hard pop-rock groove as frontman Vaden Todd Lewis bemoans a nameless city with scorching temps and nosy residents. "Are you afraid of the city you live in? / Are you afraid of who's watching? Would you trade your neighbors and friends for some shade? That's the city we live in."
So, dear Interscope, what exactly didn't you see in Feeler? Please, do tell.
Download "City of Hate," then tell us what you think in the comment section. Also, for more on Feeler, watch the trailer below.
LISTEN: Toadies, "City of Hate" (DOWNLOAD MP3)
WATCH: Toadies, Feeler trailer
Toadies Tour Dates:
7/15, Tyler, TX (The Venue at the Down Under)
7/17, Houston, TX (House of Blues)
7/21, El Paso, TX (Club 101)
7/22, Tucson, AZ (Club Congress)
7/23, Santa Ana, CA (Galaxy Theater)
7/24, West Hollywood, CA (The Troubadour)
7/25, San Francisco, CA (Bottom Of The Hill)
7/27, Portland, OR (Berbati’s Pan)
7/28, Seattle, WA (The Showbox)
7/31, Englewood, CO (Gothic Theatre)
8/1, Amarillo, TX (Midnight Rodeo)
8/7, Dallas, TX (Palladium Ballroom)
8/27, New Braunfels, TX (Acoustic Kickoff Show)
8/28, New Braunfels, TX (Dia De Los Toadies III)
20 Comments
Click here to comment- Posted By Johnny Mac
07.15.10 10:52 PM
I am from Fort Worth, TX where the Toadies started. I used to see them at local clubs back in the early 90's. I LOVE the Toadies. By sound of City of Hate, I think this is going to be a great album. I'm reserving mine today! Great job Vaden, Mark, and Clark. I'll see ya in Dallas on Aug 7th.
- Posted By DallasDarren
07.15.10 11:18 AM
Can't wait for tonight's show in Tyler
- Posted By Erik Michael
07.10.10 6:01 PM
Please please PLEASE let this version have 'Send You to Heaven' on it.
I had a bootleg of the original Feeler, and I lost it when my computer crashed long ago.
I am SO stoked for this!
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07.09.10 11:27 AM
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- Posted By Glo - Detroit
07.09.10 7:40 AM
Toadies follow a carnal recipe in their music. Hard-hitting gravelly guitar with enticingly sexy lyrics sung with a seductive come-hither you better do what I say tone. I look forward to hearing and feeling the tunes off of Feeler.
- Posted By Kevin Oatsvall
07.08.10 8:02 PM
I've been a fan of Toadies since the 1994 era when they were on tour with Bush. I've loved all their tunes. And they're such a great live band even till this day. The last album "No Deliverance" is AWESOME! Such a great come back album. And I think it's very cool that they're digging Feeler out of the vaults and making it new again. I'll definitely be buying the day of release! City of Hate is a great tune but looking forward to hearing more! And most of all I hope to see them LIVE again this year! Keep rockin'!
-Kevin
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- Posted By MistyFromCali
07.08.10 7:40 PM
I *effing LOVE this song! Toadies!
- Posted By Anonymous
07.08.10 7:03 PM
i believe and always have that this is the most under rated bad from the 90's and maybe of all-time. i have known for a long time that "feeler" would have been great. i hope interscope gets to here this record and then they have to choke on their mistake. the only thing that is holding this band down is the fact that the main stream music world is ****ed!
- Posted By George Davis - FTW TX
07.08.10 7:02 PM
I remember digging some of these tunes after Rubberneck at some live shows and we were all bummed when they yanked the plug. Looking forward to seeing Feeler become a reality and rocking out at Dia De Los Toadies 3!!
07.24.10 6:25 PM
I have always heard die hard Todies fans talk about how great feeler was and how bad interscope ****ed up by not releasing it. I got a chance to hear the 97 version of feeler not too long ago and from what I can tell the intro to City of Hate is different but the clarity is better. I can’t wait to hear the rest of it.