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Toy
Studio album by
Released10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)
Recorded2012
GenreShoegazing, indie rock, post-rock
Length58:02
LabelHeavenly
ProducerDan Carey
Toy chronology
Toy
(2012)
Join the Dots
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
Clash8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Irish Times[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
The Observer[10]
Q[11]
Uncut6/10[12]

Toy is the 2012 eponymous debut album by London-based band Toy.

The album was recorded in early 2012 by music producer Dan Carey at his South London studio.[13] Their album artwork is by artist Leif Podhajsky[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Colours Running Out"3:54
2."The Reasons Why"3:54
3."Dead & Gone"7:39
4."Lose My Way"4:26
5."Drifting Deeper"4:55
6."Motoring"4:33
7."Heart Skips a Beat"4:23
8."Strange"4:53
9."Make It Mine"3:53
10."Omni"1:27
11."Walk Up to Me"4:06
12."Kopter"9:50

Chart

Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 48

References

  1. ^ "TOY by TOY reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for TOY by TOY". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Toy – TOY". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Toy: Toy". Alternative Press (291): 92. October 2012.
  5. ^ Murray, Robin (4 September 2012). "TOY – TOY". Clash. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ Simpson, Dave (6 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  7. ^ Carroll, Jim (21 September 2012). "Toy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Toy: Toy". Mojo (227): 88. October 2012.
  9. ^ Stubbs, Dan (7 September 2012). "Toy – 'Toy'". NME. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (9 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Toy: Toy". Q (315): 112. October 2012.
  12. ^ "Toy: Toy". Uncut (185): 87. October 2012.
  13. ^ "TOY's self titled debut album coming soon on Heavenly Recordings". Heavenly Records. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.