We're a four-piece from Sydney who play love songs for the ladies. We have played with The Streets, Panic At The Disco, The Academy Is, Cobra Starship, Whomadewho, Jose Gonzalez, Snob Scrilla, Headless Chickens, Young and Restless, Mercy Arms and heaps of other sweet bands.
"Taking the lead from the darker spectrum of '70s punk, CHAINGANG straddle the line between indie and punk, much like their contemporaries Die! Die! Die! and Young and Restless, though they do it with a slight touch of morosity; almost Nick Cave in its darkness" - Who The Hell
"Oh boy, help me regain my balance. CHAINGANG's Get Off My Stage is the sort of song you just want to spin around and around to — endlessly, mindlessly..." - Lost At E Minor
"Sounds like the spastic, brash bar band rock that was Joan Jett or the Runaways mixed with the tribal delight of Siouxsie & the Banshees... Gothic Blondie. I dunno. It's rad, it's rockin', it's flailing down the streets with pants down, it's hooting and hollering, kicking and screaming. Let me go and bang my head to this stuff - maybe you all should follow suit" - Bibabidi
"A lively bunch to say the least. Their music throbs with energy, dark energy - from the pounding drums, growling guitars and murmuring bass line, down to the fantastic vocal antics by singer Hayley. A bit of pop, 70's punk and some Gothic rock all mixed into one - these guys are sure to speed up your heart rate quite a bit. Just listen to the brilliant 'Get Off My Stage', and you'll know exactly what I mean" - Rock Sellout
Hey guys! we're playing a show in your town this friday, at the Town and country hotel in St Peters. Would be awesome if you could make it! There's a flyer on our page!
Brisbane outfit Toy Balloon will release their debut album Toy Division on November 8 through Lofly Records, and to celebrate will perform an east coast launch tour throughout November.
Formed in 2007, Toy Balloon was originally a fledgling two-piece made up by Nimai Etheridge’s uniquely melodic wall-of-sound guitar and Greg Cooper’s beautiful sequenced electronic compositions. The band have since matured into a four piece featuring Chloe Cooper (Mr Maps) on key boards and Ben Green on drums.
The album was recorded and mixed at the Lofly Hangar in Brisbane, a DIY performance space that Toy Balloon has been an integral part of creating. Fostering emerging artists and left-of-centre music, the Hangar acts as a performance space, recording studio, and meeting place; and has resulted in a record with a rich, layered sound reminiscent of New Order, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, and LCD Soundsystem.
Catch Toy Balloon launch Toy Division at a venue near you this Oct/ November.
TOY BALLOON TOUR DATES:
Brisbane- Thursday 29 October- The Zoo, Fortitude Valley w/ Moon Jog, Tin Can Radio and Doom Doom.
Sydney- Wednesday 4 November- ‘Upstarts’ at Spectrum, Darlinghurst w/ Convaire and Black Bear Brown Bear
Sydney- Thursday 5 November- Oxford Arts Factory, Darlinghurst w/ World Champion and others
Melbourne- Saturday 7 November- Pony, Melbourne w/ Love Connection and Aoi
Melbourne- Sunday 8 November- El Joyero, Melbourne
Toy Division is released November 6 on Lofly Records, with distribution through MGM.
Hey there, if you are near the wireless today, listen into 2SER 107.3 The Departure Lounge. Drew and I will be talking and playing some new tunes (remix heaven) with Mr Elchino himself. lots of lub
Angie releases her second solo album 'Eat My Shadow' in Australia tomorrow!
We have a very special deal for you all, JB Hi-Fi are offering a SIGNED, TWO DISC edition of Angie's album.
The first disc contains the full 12 track album, the second disc contains a 5 track EP of Angie covering some of her favourite songs, including tracks by The Smiths, Australian Crawl, Laura Veirs and others.
On top of that we're offering a beautiful Angie Hart tea-towel (dishcloth to you Americans!) as part of the deal. Be quick!
Buy it here!
Angie is touring Australia in November (with dates in USA and Asia in 2010)
Please visit www.myspace.com/angiehart for further details...
