MadTracks -- 'The Treaty of New Echota' by The United Sons of Toil

Explosive, violent and for the most part terrifically precise, "The Treaty of New Echota" is definitely a feather in the collective cap of

Strong feelings have a place in Hall and company's brainy esthetic, and the outrage he expresses here over the controversial treaty that ceded all Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi to the United States has a feral intensity about it. As of course it should.

An MP3 of the track is available in the related downloads at right. More songs by the band can be listened to on its MySpace page. The United Sons of Toil held a release party for their new album last Saturday, May 24 at The Project Lodge, where they

"Old friends and new fans turned up and there was some awesome energy in the room," declared Hall after the party. This was probably the last show for some time by the band, which is in the process of shifting its lineup. As they declare, "stay tuned."

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