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.
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