*photo by Dustin Mills
It’s only been a little over a month since Toothbone released their self titled full-length follow up to 2016’s Wake Up, and they’ve already played 10 shows in four states (including some unofficial SXSW showcases) in support of it. After a pretty extensive and damn grueling tour, they’re back in Oregon for the last little leg of their tour, and there’s a chance to see them tonight.
Toothbone’s new record is solid from start to finish, where album opener "Homescreen" kicks things off with a mellow, jangly riff and echoed coos that quickly turn into a grooving riff accented by syncopated cymbals. Toothbone strike several chords throughout the rest of the record as well, from the early 90s alternative rock sounds of "Stay With Me Always" to mellowed garage melodies of leading track "Shy Joker," to the prog leads of "How I Feel." There isn’t one point of this self-titled release that doesn’t please, making it fitting for many moods and numerous listens.
Now that Toothbone are back home, come watch them play the record in its entirety tonight at The Liquor Store with Delia Haunt and Friskies or on 3.29 at the Turn Turn Turn with Jake William Capistran and Lili St Anne.