
The Toads - In The Wilderness
Heads On Sticks Reviews - "Formed of members of The Shifters, Ausmuteants and Parsnip, the initial goal was to record five tracks for a 7″ EP shortly after their debut at Jerkfest 2022, but such was the heady brew of creative energy and singer Miles Jansen’s endless well of mordant musings that soon an album’s worth of material had been conjured, surprising even the band. This restless, boundless spirit shines throughout In The Wilderness, an LP brimming with ideas and an intriguing approach to songcraft, marrying The Fall’s caustic post-punk front with the rich melodic songwriting from XTC or The Only Ones offering enthralling foil to Jansen’s troubadour sardonicism.... The Toads have provided the perfect soundtrack for an evening of daft fabulism and groggy anecdotes, a fantastically off-kilter jumble of a record heaving with songsmith ingenuity and electric performance that truly inhabit an authentic corner of revelry that you never really wanna leave."