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Toadies is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Deep Blue Something, Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Zombie, Bush and Supersuckers. Those roots explain a lot about how Toadies arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Local H, Everclear, Days of the New, Blind Melon and Better Than Ezra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Supersuckers, Everclear, American Hi-Fi, Fuel and Local H, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Toadies, reaching back through Deep Blue Something and forward to Supersuckers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Toadies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas, best known for the song "Possum Kingdom". The band's classic lineup consisted of Vaden Todd Lewis, Lisa Umbarger, Darrel Herbert, and Mark Reznicek (drums). The band released two studio albums before disbanding in 2001 after Umbarger left the group. The band reformed in 2006 and released their third album No Deliverance two years later. In 2010, they re-released the album Feeler with Kirtland Records. The band's most recent album, The Charmer, was released in May 2026.
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Toadies connections
Toadies grew out of Deep Blue Something, Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Zombie and Bush, shares an orbit with Local H, Everclear, Days of the New and Blind Melon, went on to shape Supersuckers, Everclear, American Hi-Fi and Fuel. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Toadies
Sounds and acts that shaped Toadies.
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