Toadies Share New Single 'Damage' Today
From New Album The Charmer Out May 1 On Spaceflight Records
Brand New Studio Album Recorded By Steve Albini
Live Dates Announced Including Louder Than Life Festival And Aftershock
March 27, 2026 - Fort Worth, TX: Toadies share a new single and lyric video 'Damage' from their forthcoming new studio album The Charmer, today. The set is out May 1 on Spaceflight Records. It was done with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago and is among the few projects recorded with him before his unfortunate passing that have not yet been released. An extensive nationwide tour will support The Charmer through the fall with some select festival stops Louder Than Life and Aftershock.
"For 'Damage,' I wanted to capture that caged feeling of lockdown, when all we wanted to do was go out and be around people and have a fun night. I wanted to balance the darkness of the lyrics with an upbeat, fun tune. Sort of embody the confusion I was feeling at the time. 'Damage' is a joy to play live. Really gets the crowd moving." says frontman Vaden Lewis. Guitarist Clark Vogeler says: "To me it feels expressive but understated There is a great energy to the performance we captured on this track, and it’s a blast to play live. It flies by in what feels like seconds."
The song is accompanied by a lyric video, edited by Sam Wainwright Douglas with stills from their sessions at Electrical Audio. "To me the record sounded monolithic, which suggested contrasty black and white so we’ve locked in to this aesthetic for all things Charmer" says Vogeler.
The images for the video were shot by Lewis' daughter: "My daughter Ruby (Faye Lewis) flew from her home in Brooklyn to shoot a few days of our session with Steve Albini in his Chicago studio Electrical Audio, and we loved her work. Her photos are featured on the album art as well as Damage's lyric video. I think she captured the live feel and energy of the session."
Albini's technique of capturing bands raw and live was the perfect match the for band's energy resulting in the classic Toadies sound, Vaden Lewis says: "No computers were used for tracking or mixing, just old school tape and razor blade."
Watch The Lyric Video For 'Damage' On YouTube:
The Charmer is being released by the Austin-based label Spaceflight Records, a one of a kind non-profit record label. Founded by long-time front of house engineer and producer Brett Orrison, documentary filmmaker Sam Douglas, and drummer/ founder of Interstellar Audio Machines Eric Bice. The company is staffed with creatives, including Texas musician Bryan Richie of The Sword and Rick Pierik of Nine Mile Records and the advisory board consists of producers, musicians and industry including Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers) Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas) and music industry veteran Matt Pinfield.
An album made on their own terms, fulfilling a long-held dream of recording with Albini and released through a label that puts artists first, The Charmer is the most defiantly “Toadies” Toadies album yet.
Toadies will also hit the road this spring with a rotating lineup of support from Local H+, Vandoliers* and Sparta^ also with a new record out soon. The Black Angels will appear on the Dallas date only.
Doni Blair talks about the tour: "I'm really excited about seeing Jim, Neil and the Sparta guys every night. They're really going to shake up the crowd, an amazing band, and Local H are family, and what's better than touring the US with your family? It's going to be a punk rock version of a Griswald family vacation.” Clark Vogeler adds: "Local H kicks out a huge ruckus, much larger than one would expect from 2 very nice boys and I’ve not seen a crowd that wasn’t won over by The Vandoliers energy, charm and music.”
Live Dates
Apr. 16 - Buda, TX - The Backyard *
Apr. 17 - Cypress, TX - Frio Hill Country Grill *
Apr. 18 - Biloxi, MS - Crawfish Music Fest - 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 +^
Sep. 20 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival
Oct. 4 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival
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