Toy (Toy album)

Toy is the 2012 eponymous debut album by London-based band Toy.

Toy
Studio album by Toy
Released	10 September 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Shoegazing, indie rock, post-rock
Length	58:02
Label	Heavenly
Producer	Dan Carey
Toy chronology
Toy (2012) Join the Dots (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[1]
Metacritic	77/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
Clash	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
The Observer	[10]
Q	[11]
Uncut	6/10[12]

The album was recorded in early 2012 by music producer Dan Carey at his South London studio.[13] Their album artwork is by artist Leif Podhajsky[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Colours Running Out"	3:54
2.	"The Reasons Why"	3:54
3.	"Dead & Gone"	7:39
4.	"Lose My Way"	4:26
5.	"Drifting Deeper"	4:55
6.	"Motoring"	4:33
7.	"Heart Skips a Beat"	4:23
8.	"Strange"	4:53
9.	"Make It Mine"	3:53
10.	"Omni"	1:27
11.	"Walk Up to Me"	4:06
12.	"Kopter"	9:50

Chart

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	48

References

1. "TOY by TOY reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. "Reviews for TOY by TOY". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
3. Phares, Heather. "Toy – TOY". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
4. "Toy: Toy". Alternative Press (291): 92. October 2012.
5. Murray, Robin (4 September 2012). "TOY – TOY". Clash. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
6. Simpson, Dave (6 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
7. Carroll, Jim (21 September 2012). "Toy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
8. "Toy: Toy". Mojo (227): 88. October 2012.
9. Stubbs, Dan (7 September 2012). "Toy – 'Toy'". NME. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
10. Empire, Kitty (9 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
11. "Toy: Toy". Q (315): 112. October 2012.
12. "Toy: Toy". Uncut (185): 87. October 2012.
13. "TOY's self titled debut album coming soon on Heavenly Recordings". Heavenly Records. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.