What the Toll Tells is the second album recorded by Two Gallants released in February 2006 (see 2006 in music).

What the Toll Tells received generally favorable reviews from music critics around the country.

The song describes a black man dealing with the oppression of a white boss, and considering a possibly violent reaction.

The use of the word "nigger" in particular drew fire, with reviews claiming the Two Gallants (both white) were "borrowing otherness" in writing the song.

The Two Gallants gave a sarcastic reply on their website, claiming to be unaware that they aren't allowed to "write about our country's embarrassing past" and that they are required to write about "the trials of two pale skinned urbanites who have never known a day of struggle in their lives".