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Toy Division is the debut long player from Toy Balloon available from Waterfront / Red Eye(Australian Retailers)
Coming soon to iTunes and Amazon
"Toy Division is a pop masterpiece so varied it may just be timeless." - FasterLouder album of the week (28/6/09)
Toy Balloon are an integral part of an emerging Brisbane scene centred around the Lofly Hangar, the city’s iconic DIY venue. Their vast and diverse influences make for a unique sound that can bring to mind Daft Punk, New Order, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, and LCD Soundsystem in the space of a few seconds. Their debut album Toy Division features nine tracks of fractured electropop disco jams and was released nationwide November 2009 through lofly records.
Some bands Toy Balloon have played with include: International: YACHT, Holy Fuck, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Neon Indian Interstate: Crayon Fields, Bag Raiders, SubAudible Hum, Aleks & The Ramps, Aoi, Love Connection, The Red Tree
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