LIVE: TOY – 15/02/2019

-YES, MANCHESTER- The last time I saw Toy was when I reviewed them for Silent Radio back in 2012. A lot has happened since then, but I still remember their instrumental wonders filling all corners of the Soup Kitchen. Tonight, they’re playing at Yes. I’ve yet to see a gig here and I’m excited to […]

Multi-award winning Festival No.6 (7th-10th September 2017) has today announced the headliners for this year’s festival – The Flaming Lips, Mogwai, and Bloc Party. Topping the bill is a band that needs no introduction – The Flaming Lips. Following critical acclaim for their 14th studio album, Oczy Mlody, the psychedelic adventurers will be treating the […]

FESTIVAL NO.6 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDING THE FLAMING LIPS, MOGWAI, AND BLOC PARTY

LIVE: EINDHOVEN PSYCH LAB DAY 2 – 06/06/2015

– EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – And so it’s Day Two and despite a few sore heads and blurry eyes as I enter the venue, the overall mood is buoyant and the alcohol is already flowing. Bonnacons of Doom open proceedings in the Main Lab. The five piece have a fill-in bassist in the form of James […]

Following a hugely successful 2013 which featured Django Django, Bonobo, Local Natives and more, Beacons Festival returns for 2014 over the weekend of 7th August to 10th August. Beacons Festival is pleased to reveal the first acts for 2014. New York opulent disco / astral funk duo Darkside, ethereal and intimate yet mountain-range massive sounding […]

NEWS: BEACONS FESTIVAL – FIRST ACTS ANNOUNCED

NEWS: TOY – UK TOUR IN FEB

TOY, who released their second album, Join The Dots, on Heavenly Recordings on in December 2013, have announced details of a U.K. tour in February 2014. This includes their biggest U.K. show to date, at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in April. FEBRUARY 2014 18th Brighton – The Old Market 19th Bristol – Thekla 20th Southampton […]

Following the announcement of the release of their second record, ‘Join The Dots’, released on Heavenly Recordings on Monday 9 December 2013, TOY unveil the first video for the title track from the new album. The video is directed by James Henry who animated the original album artwork by David Chatton Barker. ‘Join The Dots’ […]

NEWS: TOY – ‘JOIN THE DOTS’ VIDEO + NEW LP

LIVE: TOY – 28/10/2012

– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – When Joe Jean & The Jing Jang Jong – the band more memorable for their name than their records – finally split up after a year of empty hype in 2009, you might have assumed that their members would spend their time in exile from the music industry ever […]

As we all know, all good things must come to an end, and not only is Sunday the last day for Festival No 6, but also the dry weather has decided to pack up a day early and head elsewhere. The rain isn’t leathering it down, but it’s enough to warrant that the waterproof coat […]

IN-DEPTH REVIEW: FESTIVAL NO. 6 – DAY 3

ALBUM REVIEW: TOY – ‘TOY’

Googling Toy was a fruitless task at the start of the year. There was a certain buzz around the band after a successful support slot with The Horrors, but internet presence was otherwise non-existent. Their headline tour in spring attracted many curious enthusiasts who had their ear to the ground, and they were very much rewarded […]

TOY’s much anticipated self-titled debut album, heralded by Mojo as ‘British Alt Rock’s finest debut of 2012, will be released by Heavenly Recordings on Monday 10th September. The album will be preceded by the release of a new single, Lose My Way on Monday 3rd September 2012. The 7” single, features the B-Side Bright White Shimmering […]