Man...both mrs mars and I were stoked by your new tunes/band-vibe but still with that Josh-thing we love!!! Your voice is sounding like purple velvet on a pimps hat...lovely man!!! Ps the chambo females are here at the moment so music shut out for a coupla weeks...aarghhhh!!! Startin to go a bit mad hey?!! Hope you are great man!! Ready to join the rat? Haha
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.
Matt (The Sparrow) Eaton has told me many great things about y'all. Matthew Gray performed drums on the recording; he also mastered the EP. I met the guys from my band after recording and we then re-conceptualised everything for live gigs. We're playing at the Zoo at 8pm on Thursday 5th of November if y'all are free. I really look forward to catching one of your live gigs.
hey thats awesome that you got through to the next round!! all the best with it! free trip to sydney wouldnt be bad. and yes, a gig together would be great. do you play at ric's much?
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