Shiny Toy Guns
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| Shiny Toy Guns | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock New wave Synthpop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts | Cloud2Ground Slyder Versant Binary Finary |
| Website | www.shinytoyguns.com |
| Members | |
| Gregori Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Mikey Martin Sisely Treasure |
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| Former members | |
| Carah Faye Charnow Ursula Vari |
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Shiny Toy Guns is a Grammy-nominated American rock band originally from Shawnee, Oklahoma, that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They have released three versions of their first studio album We Are Pilots, which featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs. Their second album Season of Poison was released in 2008 and has featured two singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs.
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[edit] History
The band was founded in 2001 by bassist and keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and vocalist and guitarist Chad Petree. Both had known each other for years growing up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and worked together on previous music projects such as Cloud2Ground and Slyder.[1] After these projects, they went underground for a brief time, but continued making music together until enlisting vocalist Ursula Vari. In 2004, in Los Angeles, the band parted with Vari and hired Carah Faye Charnow as their new lead singer, as well as drummer Mikey Martin.
Shiny Toy Guns gained popularity in California as well as through their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album We Are Pilots through record company Stormwest International. They began touring across America that summer in support of their album. We Are Pilots was re-recorded and re-released with a revised track list through record company SideCho in November 2005. Continuing to tour extensively, in June 2006 they signed with Universal Records and released a finalized copy of We Are Pilots on October 17, 2006.
Their song "You Are the One" has its roots in Jeremy Dawson's trance song "Neo", that was put out under the Slyder moniker. This song was used in the popular video games Grand Theft Auto III and FIFA 07.
On October 29, 2007, the band (using the alias "The Shinys") appeared on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.[2]
On December 6, 2007, We Are Pilots received a Grammy Award nomination in the category of Best Electronic/Dance Album, but lost to The Chemical Brothers.[3]
In August of 2008, it was revealed that Carah Faye Charnow was no longer a member of Shiny Toy Guns and was replaced by Sisely Treasure, whose vocals are featured on the band's 2008 sophomore album, Season of Poison. "Ricochet!" was released as the first single from Season of Poison on September 2, 2008. It hit #17 on the Modern Rock charts[4] - the highest the band has ever reached with a single on the modern rock chart. Carah Faye Charnow went on to pursue her new band Versant in Sweden.[5]
On January 30, 2009, Shiny Toy Guns released the second single from their new album called "Ghost Town" which hit #26 on the Alternative Songs charts.
In 2009, the band performed a cover of Peter Schilling's Major Tom (Coming Home). Initially used in a television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, the song was released as a single on May 5, 2009.[6] Shiny Toy Guns also did songs for other Lincolns, covering Blue Oyster Cult's "Burnin' for You", which is available as a free download from the Lincoln website.
On December 15th, 2009, Shiny Toy Guns released the remix album "Girls Le Disko" with a bonus track and the first official single release of the classic stormer "Rocketship" with new mixes for radio. The album will have 15 rare and hard-to-find international dance and club remakes of Shiny Toy Guns classics from bands like The Teenagers, Ferry Corsten, Classixx, High Def, Boyz Noise, BT, and many others.
In the Spring or Summer of 2010, Shiny Toy Guns will be releasing an LP tentatively named "III". More details have yet to be announced.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Chad Petree – vocals, guitar (2002-present)
- Jeremy Dawson – keyboards, bass (2002-present)
- Mikey Martin – drums, percussion (2004-present)
- Sisely Treasure – vocals, bass (2008-present)
[edit] Former members
- Carah Faye Charnow – vocals, bass (2004-2008)
- Ursula Vari – vocals (2002-2004)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA Certification |
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| U.S. | Top Heat. |
Top Rock |
U.S. Comprehensive Albums |
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| 2005 | We Are Pilots Demo Version 1
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— | — | — | — | * U.S. Sales: n/a |
| 2005 | We Are Pilots Demo Version 2
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— | — | — | — | * U.S. Sales: n/a |
| 2006 | We Are Pilots
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90 | 1 | — | 95 | * Copies Sold: 400,000+ |
| 2008 | Season of Poison
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47 | — | 13 | 51 | * U.S. Sales: 60,000+ |
| 2009 | Girls Le Disko
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— | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[7][8][9] | Album | ||||||
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| US | US Alt. | US Dance | UK | CAN | |||||
| 2006 | "Le Disko" | 114 | 26 | — | — | — | We Are Pilots | ||
| 2007 | "You Are the One" | — | 25 | 23 | 94 | — | |||
| "Rainy Monday" | — | 23 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Ricochet!" | — | 17 | — | — | — | Season of Poison | ||
| "Ghost Town" | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | "Major Tom (Coming Home)" | 108 | — | — | — | 46 | Girls Le Disko | ||
| 2010 | "Rocketship" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Compilation appearances
- Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode -(October 4, 2005; contributed "Stripped")
- Goth Electro Tribute to Prince - (July 4, 2006); contributed "Nothing Compares 2 U")
- This is Rave-Electro - (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
- Gothic Divas - (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
- Blood & Chocolate Soundtrack - (January 23, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
- Monster New Wave Hits- (April 24, 2007; contributed "Stripped")
- Bam Margera Presents - Viva La Bands, Vol. 2 - (September 4, 2007); contributed "Rocketship")
- Nightmare Revisited - (September 30, 2008; contributed "Finale/Reprise")
[edit] References
- ^ "It’s play time whenever Shiny Toy Guns appear". Tulsa World. 2007-11-16. http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=071116_4_D3_spanc22873. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Yo Gabba Gabba Episode Guide". http://www.yogabbagabba.com/. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ "50th Annual Grammy Nominations". http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx#02. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ "Ricochet - Shiny Toy Guns". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/shiny-toy-guns/ricochet/12024600. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ Lindell, Karen (2009-05-15). "Charnow can't wait 'to show the world'". Ventura County Star. Scripps Interactive Newspapers. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/may/15/charnow-cant-wait-to-show-the-world/. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ "Shiny Toy Guns on Amazon MP3". http://www.amazon.com/Major-Tom/dp/B0027RLGHA/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1240976705&sr=1-29. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Hot 100 Singles — Le Disko". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfn=Hot+100+Singles&ci=3081918&cdi=9178113&cid=01%2F27%2F2007.
- ^ "Artist Chart History — Shiny Toy Guns". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=674555&model.vnuAlbumId=1190739.
- ^ "Hot Dance Airplay — You Are The One". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfn=Hot+Dance+Airplay&ci=3088343&cdi=9518382&cid=12%2F01%2F2007.
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