2022-present)

Matthew Simms assumes his nom de plume Slows to craft slow and serene instrumentals

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and guitarist

backing Edwin Starr and Gene Chandler

Tool - Undertow (2xLP) Feist 2022-present)Arguably their finest album, this follow up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and it's consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate