Hailing from Fort Worth, TX, the Toadies formed in 1989 and weathered the grunge-punk revival of the early '90s by playing shows and issuing homemade tapes. Three years later, the alternative rock quartet (which originally comprised vocalist/guitarist Todd Lewis, drummer Mark Reznicek, bassist Lisa Umbarger, and guitarist Darrel Herbert) issued an EP entitled Pleather and won the attention of Interscope Records, which signed the band soon after. The debut album Rubberneck arrived in mid-1995, and the Toadies quickly found a national audience thanks to "Possum Kingdom," a disturbing, catchy single that became a staple of modern rock radio.