The Lower Side of Uptown

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The Lower Side of Uptown
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017
StudioArlyn Studio, Austin, Texas [1]
Genre Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock
Label Kirtland
Producer Chris “Frenchie” Smith
Toadies chronology
Heretics
(2015)
The Lower Side of Uptown
(2017)
Singles from Lower Side of Uptown
  1. "Broke Down Stupid"
    Released: July 21st, 2017
  2. "Mama Take Me Home"
    Released: September 8th, 2017

The Lower Side of Uptown is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Toadies. It was released in September 2017 by independent record label Kirtland Records. [2]

Contents

Background

Lead guitarist Clark Vogeler stated the 'original compositions' make the album "closest to old-school Toadies than any others we’ve made in the last 10 years." [3] He said "I feel that subconsciously we thought that this record would have ended up incorporating some of that quieter sound, but that didn’t happen." [4] The album was produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith. [5] The album was described as "a well thought-out project with a lot of talent." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."When I Die"3:00
2."Take Me Alive"4:00
3."Polly Jean"3:36
4."You Know the Words"3:04
5."Mama Take Me Home"3:51
6."Keep Breathing"2:56
7."Amen"4:00
8."Human Cannonball"2:42
9."Broke Down Stupid"4:43
10."I Put a Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover)"2:34
11."Echo"2:47
12."Sentimental"3:45

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 35
US Hard Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Top Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 48

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