Beans On Toast - 'The Toothpaste and the Tube' LP

Recorded over a period of a week with Ferris & Sylvester along with support from Ross Gordon (drums, organ), ‘The Toothpaste And The Tube” comprises thirteen songs over 52 minutes. The album’s opening track, ‘Back Out On The Road’, is a celebration of touring – seeing new and familiar places, catching up with old friends and engaging with people at the shows and on the road.  ‘Work To Do’ is the first of the overtly political tracks and features BoT laying out a long list of problems faced by the world’s population which won’t be going away on their own (hence the album’s title).  Acknowledging how overwhelming they can seem, he reminds the listener that we are the only ones who can do something about it. ‘Hope and Glory’ paints its political message on a more personal canvas, recounting its tale of a single mother struggling to survive in England 2023 asking “how much does it cost to live a good life?”  The angrier fourth song ‘The Three Stooges’ loses some of its impact by veerin