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.
We're coming to Melbourne for a few shows in support of our new album FLOOD SONGS / JUNE SONGS. If you're free, come have a pint. Good times indeed.
THUR 1 OCT – Brunswick Hotel (Brunswick) with Wilfred Jackal, Corporation Clink, Lincoln MacKinnon (Dead River Deeps) Free. Doors open 8pm
FRI 2 OCT – Revolver Upstairs (Prahran) with Black Cab, Goodbye Motel, The Dowlings Doors open 8.30pm. Tix $12 at door. Presales $12 + bf through www.moshtix.com.au
SUN 4 OCT – John Curtin Hotel (Carlton) with The Priory Dolls, The Dowlings Doors open 6pm. Tix $8 at door.
The next Friday Night Fire takes place on Friday July 31,
and features Major Chord, Lady Grey and Luke Sinclair of The Idle Hoes in a
special solo performance. Doors at 9pm, would be great to see you there.
Cheers.
