TAD: 8-Way Santa (Loser Edition Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Sophomore studio album from Seattle's TAD. 8-Way Santa was originally recorded in 1990 at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin along with producer Butch Vig just before he would help Nirvana with the transformational Nevermind. Slightly more reigned in than the bands powerful debut, 8-Way Santa offers up more detail while still maintaining their roaring guitars. The band's new found fondness for melody and hooks gave their audience heavy songs that they could scream along with. Thirteen tracks in all. Released by Sub Pop on Loser Edition purple colored vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a foldout poster and digital download.

• Loser Edition purple vinyl pressing
• gatefold sleeve
• foldout poster
• digital download included
• music label: Sub Pop 2016

reviewed by Flan Nel 11/2016