Toy
Studio album by
Toy
Released10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length58:02
LabelHeavenly
Producer
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 debut studio album by English indie rock band Toy, released on 10 September 2012 by Heavenly Recordings.

The album was recorded in early 2012 by Dan Carey at his South London studio.[13] The cover art was designed 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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Toy.[15]

Toy

  • Tom Dougall – vocals, guitar
  • Dominic O'Dair – guitars
  • Alejandra Diez – synths
  • Maxim Barron – bass, vocals
  • Charlie Salvidge – drums, vocals

Technical

  • Dan Carey – production (tracks 1–5, 7–12); mixing (all tracks)
  • Oli Bayston – engineering
  • Alexis Smith – engineering
  • Ant Theaker – production (track 6)

Artwork

  • Steve Gullick – photography
  • Sean Gallagher – artwork, design
  • Leif Podhajsky – cover artwork

Chart

Weekly chart performance for Toy
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 83
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 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. No. 291. October 2012. p. 92. ISSN 1065-1667.
  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. No. 227. October 2012. p. 88. ISSN 1351-0193.
  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. No. 315. October 2012. p. 112. ISSN 0955-4955.
  12. ↑ "Toy: Toy". Uncut. No. 185. October 2012. p. 87. ISSN 1368-0722.
  13. ↑ "TOY's self titled debut album coming soon on Heavenly Recordings". Heavenly Recordings. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "TOY". LeifPodjajsky.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  15. ↑ Toy (liner notes). Toy. Heavenly Recordings. 2012. HVNLP94CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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