Episode 285: Clutch with Matt Naas of Roach Koach and Joshua Toomey of Talk Toomey - Discography Discussion
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Episode 285: Clutch with Matt Naas of Roach Koach and Joshua Toomey of Talk Toomey - Discography Discussion
Published 23 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And they've definitely taken that approach. And the other thing, too, is we haven't even mentioned was same four guys the entire time. Yeah. Never, never even, you know, a moment. I don't even know if they've had a tour where like someone else stepped in, maybe a bass player here and there or something. But I don't I honestly don't think that they've had a sing. member change. They've had a couple of keyboard organ guys over the years. That leave, yeah. That come and go. But other than that, the four guys that are on the first album are four guys you get now. Which is amazing. That's hard to do. […]
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