“Hit and Run” adheres to the power-poppy side of glam, sounding more like Enuff Z’nuff than dirtball Mötley CrĂĽe or nasty, Appetite…-era Guns N’ Roses.
Buzz Osborne and Gavin Rossdale will never have a lovechild, thankfully, but one interesting outcome might have sounded like East London’s False Heads.
“Vilified” sports grungy, twisting rhythms and mean riffs. Cantrell is accompanied by bassist Robert Trujillo and former Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Gil Sharone.
This cover of Kelly Clarkson’s hit opens with flashbacks to The Cars, Local H, and Fountains of Wayne. When Vaden Lewis’ vox appears, you know it’s the Toadies.
The processed guitars are crunchy, there’s a riff in there (plus danceable beats mixed low in the industrial din), and Patrick’s distinct, fragile tenor yearns.