# Episode 575 - Vaden Todd Lewis of Toadies

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Podcast: [The Hustle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596)
Published: 2026-05-20T00:29:08+00:00
Episode link: https://thehustle.podbean.com/e/episode-575-vaden-todd-lewis-of-toadies/
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## Resource

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

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