Episode 575 - Vaden Todd Lewis of Toadies

Episode 575 - Vaden Todd Lewis of Toadies

From The Hustle by Jon Lamoreaux

May 20, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 724

About this episode

Vaden Todd Lewis of Toadies discusses the band's journey and challenges after their debut album.

We've seen this movie before. Band comes out hot with their debut, have hits, sell millions of records, and then record a follow-up the label says isn't good enough so it gets shelved for a while and all that momentum stalls and never comes back. Fort Worth's Toadies lived it, After Rubberneck and the smash "Possum Kingdom" exploded, the label didn't hear a hit on the follow-up and told them to try again. Four years pass and when a new album does get completed, the label doesn't promote it. Though it was bumpy at first, Toadies carried on anyway and even have a new album called The Charmer and a huge North American tour kicking off any second. Front man Vaden Todd Lewis joins us this week to explain it all and share his stories. Enjoy! www.thetoadies.com www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod

People in this episode

Host: Jon Lamoreaux

Guest: Vaden Todd Lewis

Topics covered

  • music industry
  • band history
  • album promotion
  • Toadies
  • interview
  • rock music

Keywords

  • Toadies
  • Vaden Todd Lewis
  • Rubberneck
  • The Charmer
  • Possum Kingdom
  • music industry
  • album promotion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toadies

Books & works: Rubberneck, The Charmer, Possum Kingdom

Places: Fort Worth

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