Toad the Wet Sprocket illustrate that their ability to craft gentle, alternative folk-rock in the vein of R.E.M. continues to grow on Coil, a marginally darker record than the previous Dulcinea. Although the album is a little more somber, it is far from haunting, since Toad's talent is for pleasant, lightly melodic acoustic pop, and Coil is no different from the rest of their catalog in that respect. In fact, it offers little new, but Toad are more reliable than predictable, since the record is quite well crafted. While it won't win the group any new fans, it's a solid effort that will certainly please fans.
I was looking at the concert line up for the county fair this year and saw that Toad The Wet Sprocket and Guster were playing. I had to get tickets. High School just wouldnt have been the same without Toad. 7:00 p.m. - $8 beer in hand, free local radio station cd in the other, walking to my seat, The 88 on stage playing the third song that sounds just like the first, me staring into the crow...
I was looking at the concert line up for the county fair this year and saw that Toad The Wet Sprocket and Guster were playing. I had to get tickets. High School just wouldnt have been the same without Toad. 7:00 p.m. - $8 beer in hand, free local radio station cd in the other, walking to my seat, The 88 on stage playing the third song that sounds just like the first, me staring into the crow...