Burden Brothers - Mercy
Reviewed by gbowles
Todd Lewis continues with the sound established with his classic 90's band, The Toadies, but with less personality. The songs and themes are nearly the same, exploring the darker aspects of relationships and love, but with less character. The style seems more refined, but lacks the punch and the raw punk noise found in his old group. The first 9 songs or so basically go by with little fanfare, until "Daughter of Science" picks up the slack a bit, but after sitting through nine songs before things start to click, it's too little, too late. [www.theburdenbrothers.com]