TOY: In Demand!

TOY are the new band on everybody's lips who are ready to fit as the third act in The Horrors and S.C.U.M sceneto the make the lo-fi, experimental, shoe-gaze sound a new music trend.

While it is never ideal when a band start their career with a multitude of comparisons to musicians already fully fledged TOY's friendship and links with The Horrors can do them no harm. Alongside this TOY also have bassist Maxim Barron in their ranks, who also dabbles in Faris Badwan's side project Cat's Eyes. However a singer who used to be lead guitarist in Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong might be one that TOY want to keep quiet.

What they shouldn't keep quiet is their slowly brewing and psychedelic sound which has earned the band all these comparisons. All long haired and forlorn, TOY are smartly shoe-gaze with a hint of expansive escapism. Fans of the pedal and synth, the scrawny five piece have only been playing live for the last year but have already made appearances at last years Field Day and 1234 Festivals as well as supporting The Horrors on their recent tour.

An experimental edge which make the band so interesting sees them dabble in songs often creeping over the five minute mark with long percussion sections. With a name that is incredibly hard to Google, TOY are keeping the mystery even on their own website with no further information expect a video and offering of four live dates at East London's hip Shackwell Arms which has already sold out.

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