Toy is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Toy, released on 10 September 2012 by Heavenly Recordings.

Toy
Studio album by
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]

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

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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

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

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

Technical

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

Artwork

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

Chart

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Weekly chart performance for Toy
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 83
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 48

References

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  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.