No Deliverance is the third studio album by Toadies.[3][4] It was released in 2008 on Kirtland Records.[5] No Deliverance is the band's first album seven years after the band's previous album, Hell Below/Stars Above,[6] 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.

No Deliverance
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, hard rock, grunge
Length36.02
LabelKirtland
ProducerDavid Castell
Toadies chronology
Rock Show
(2007)
No Deliverance
(2008)
Feeler
(2010)
Singles from No Deliverance
  1. "No Deliverance"
    Released: June 10, 2008 [1]
  2. "Song I Hate"
    Released: March 6, 2009 [2]

The album was promoted by two singles, "No Deliverance" and "Song I Hate", the former which reached number 38 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

Release and reception

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"No Deliverance" was made available for streaming on Spin's website.[1]

The album was released on CD, vinyl and for digital download. While all versions contained ten tracks, the iTunes release included a bonus eleventh track, a cover of The Cure's "A Forest". Those who pre-ordered through Newbury Comics received an autographed CD booklet, while those who pre-ordered it through f.y.e. received an autographed poster.

Commercial performance

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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.[7][8] As of 2012, the album has sold 39,000 copies in the US.[9]

Reception

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The Austin Chronicle wrote that "the band's jaded alt-rock stomp still has an earthy appeal, as evidenced by slammers 'So Long Lovely Eyes' and 'Flower'."[10] AllMusic 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'."[11] Trouser Press thought that "Lewis/Vaden’s vocals are still strong, having changed very little since 1994."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Long Lovey Eyes"Lewis3:51
2."Nothing to Cry About"Lewis3:13
3."No Deliverance"Lewis3:44
4."I Am a Man of Stone"Lewis, Reznicek, Vogeler4:22
5."Song I Hate"Lewis, Reznicek, Vogeler3:41
6."Flower"Lewis4:25
7."Hell In High Water"Lewis, Reznicek, Vogeler3:58
8."Don't Go My Way"Lewis3:50
9."One More"Lewis4:43
10."I Want Your Love"Lewis2:15
11."A Forest (iTunes Exclusive)"Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Lol Tolhurst4:58

Personnel

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Toadies

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

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Album

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Year Album Chart Position
2008 No Deliverance The Billboard 200 59[8]
Top Independent Albums 4

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position
2008 "No Deliverance" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 38

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Toadies MP3: "No Deliverance"". SPIN. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. ^ Freedman, Pete. "Toadies Release New No Deliverance Single, Inspire Ballet Dancers". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. ^ "Toadies | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "For the Toadies, a Fresh Start". Texas Monthly. July 1, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Toadies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ Langer, Andy (July 7, 2012). "With Another New Album, Going Beyond Comeback (Published 2012)" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ "THE ACACIA STRAIN, HUMAN ABSTRACT TOP BIG WEEK FOR METAL ON SOUNDSCAN". MetalSucks. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  8. ^ a b "Toadies". Billboard.
  9. ^ Zemler, Emily (2012-07-30). "Veteran Alt-Rock Act the Toadies Take a New Approach on Latest Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  10. ^ "Toadies: No Deliverance Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  11. ^ "No Deliverance - Toadies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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