Texas alt-rock veterans Toadies return with a new studio album, ‘The Charmer,’ out May 1 on Spaceflight Records. Recorded with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, the album stands among the final projects he completed before his passing. The sessions were tracked and mixed fully analog, capturing the band live with no computers involved.
“Working with Steve was, quite literally, a dream come true,” says bassist Doni Blair. “In my opinion it was the best recording session I’ve had in 35 years of making albums.” Frontman Vaden Lewis adds, “This album has been a long time in the works, and it’s such a joy to see it come together, we went back to basics for this session: all analogue, live takes, high energy.” Drummer Mark Reznicek calls the collaboration a decades-long wish fulfilled.
The album marks another first with the band signing to Austin-based Spaceflight Records, a nonprofit label founded by Brett Orrison, Sam Douglas and Eric Bice. Guitarist Clark Vogeler points to a new classic rock thread woven into the material, citing touches of ZZ Top, Boston, Bob Seger and the Rolling Stones, while keeping the band’s core intensity intact.
‘The Charmer’ Tracklist:
- Ash’s Theme
- Come To Life
- The Charmer
- I Wanted To Be Everywhere
- Long Time
- I Walk A Line
- Get Out Of Your Head
- Damage
- Closer To You
- Normal
- I Call Your Name
- Gasoline Jane
- In Bandages
Toadies 2026 Live Dates with support from Local H+, Vandoliers* and Sparta^. The Black Angels will appear on the Dallas date only:
Apr. 16 – Buda, TX – The Backyard *
Apr. 17 – Cypress, TX – Fio Hill Country Grill *
Apr. 18 – Biloxi, MS – Crawfish Boil – Miss. Coast Coliseum
Apr. 19 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas *
Apr. 30 – Abilene, TX – Potosi Live +*
May 1 – Christoval, TX – Cooper’s BBQ/LIVE!+*
May 2 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Backyard =+*
May 3 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre +
May 5 – Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall *
May 7 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Soundstage
May 8 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl +*
May 9 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City +*
May 12 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven +*
May 13 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel +*
May 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground +*
May 16 – Raleigh, NC- The Ritz +*
May 17 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore +*
May 19 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall +*
May 20 – Boston, MA – House of Blues +*
May 21 – New York, NY – Webster Hall +*
May 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer +*
May 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony +*
May 27 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre +*
May 28 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues *
May 29 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s *
May 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection +*
May 31 – Chicago, IL – The Vic +*
Jun. 2 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue +*
Jun. 3 – Omaha, NE – The Astro +*
Jun. 5 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater ^
Jun. 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at The Complex +^
Jun. 7 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory +^
Jun. 9 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox +^
Jun. 10 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater +^
Jun. 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +^
Jun. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco +^
Jun. 14 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory +^
Jun. 16 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park +^
Jun. 17 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren +^