the Beatles, Prince (especially Purple and Paisley-era), the Beach Boys, M-83, the Postal Service, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Boards of Canada, Radiohead, Decoder Ring, Susumu Yokota, Flaming Lips, M-83, the Postal Service, Dntel, U2, Cornelius, Explosions in the sky, Ulrich Schnauss, My Bloody Valentine, the Dears, Sigur Rós, Múm, Efterklang, the Hampdens, Ross McLennan, the Avalanches, And you will know us by the Trail Of Dead, inxs, Velure, Nick Drake, Giorgio Moroder, ELO, Lego, Crettins Puddle, Moonpatrol/the Reflex, the Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Plastic Ono Band, Death Cab, Lamb, Cut Copy, Sonic Youth, Sidewinder, Snout, Foo Fighters, Feist, Giorgio Moroder, Dirty Three, You am I, Amiina, Gram Parsons, David Bowie, Australian Indie Music of the 90's, Sia, Røyksopp, Daft Punk, Queen, The Polyphonic Spree, the Cure, the Pixies, New Order, RatCat, Smashing Pumpkins, the Clouds, Imogen Heap, Chemical Brothers, Duran Duran, Stevie Wonder, Madonna's 80's basslines, Nirvana, Ride, Stone Roses, Huey Lewis and the News, Lemonheads, Beastie Boys, Bjork, the Cars, Split Enz, Michael J. Fox's guitar solo in Back to the Future part 1. (and part 2 for that matter)
"... as sweet as they come, and deserves to be massive." Clem Bastow - Inpress
"**** (four stars)" Lee Van Tram - Rolling Stone
"It's an absolute corker." Nick Clarke - Beat Magazine
"Dismiss the beginner's luck - Melbourne duo Winterpark is out to prove that it's something special." Brooke Salisbury - Drum Media
"There has been a relative explosion of so-called electro pop acts in Australia recently. Some are very good, and some are very, very bad. Winterpark clearly fall into the 'very good' category, blending a mixture of swirling nu-gaze pop with tight electro beats and programming, emotive vocals and often beautiful melodies."
"Winterpark take various influences and build upon them in such a way as to come up with something new and inspired, something that stands out from the pap we are currently having forced upon us." Tim Burke - Inpress
"Hooked could be the lost contribution to the Sixteen Candles soundtrack" Craig Mathieson - SMH
"The band are very good at what they do" Roger Nelson - Inpress
"From Hewitt's rich sweet vocals through to the ambient, cinematic backing tracks, there is much to like here." David Butler - Canberra Times
"Swirling opener Planes and the droning So Far, are carried along by vocal harmonies recalling My Bloody Valentine's halcyon days..." Denis Semchenko - Rave Magazine
hey i have a record out called i hid because i was ashamed. it's about sad stuff and i hope you like it because i really do. if you find any time to listen to it, please let me know what you think. thank you from michael
Hey thanks so much for accepting !! we are coing back very soon, with new songs, a new name and everything!! if you havent come listen to our old stuff and let me know what you think!
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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