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9.0
45775
9.0 |
BBC
TOY does what you want all debuts to do. It pays homage to legends past (in this case, all those clever Krautrockers), nods to great recent mentors (hello The Horrors), and then struts its own stuff rather majestically
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9.0
45973
9.0 |
DIY
To coin an awful new musical genre, Nu-new-wave at its very best
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9.0
45977
9.0 |
musicOMH
Never anything other than intoxicating and brilliantly realised
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8.0
45993
8.0 |
NME
It took The Horrors two albums to get this good
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8.0
46161
8.0 |
The Fly
Equal parts neopaisley swirl and stately motorik sweep
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8.0
46373
8.0 |
The Quietus
Toy aren't about reverence, they're not record collector rock. They're a punk and psychedelia informed alternative pop band who, at their best, could actually be capable of making the idea of guitar-based pop-rock interesting and relevant again
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8.0
46409
8.0 |
Art Rocker
Try as you might, disliking TOY is nearly impossible due to the charm and sincerity which seems entwined into the music
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8.0
46465
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A scintillating, heavyweight thriller, full of colourful riffs, kaleidoscopic atmospheres and intoxicating grooves
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8.0
45773
8.0 |
Clash
A strong, self-assured debut
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8.0
45774
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A beautifully powerful ramble of an album with at least six tourist attractions and beauty spots of songs to gawp at along the way
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8.0
45807
8.0 |
Mojo
It'll surely rank as British alt-rock's finest debut of 2012. Print edition only
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7.5
46726
7.5 |
Under The Radar
What their self-titled debut lacks in innovation, it makes up for in spirit, its 12 barn-burning tracks accurately capturing a sense of youthful zeitgeist
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7.0
45888
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It sounds great, which bodes well for future endeavours, and thankfully there’s enough to suggest that their potential outweighs these promising beginnings
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6.0
45962
6.0 |
The Observer
Dead & Gone boasts a great drone build, and the disorienting pop of My Heart Skips a Beat proves they look up from under their hair occasionally
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6.0
45785
6.0 |
Uncut
Reverent but reliable debut. Print edition only
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6.0
45798
6.0 |
Q
Toy employ the Neu! beat on a good 50 per cent of their debut album, but they make it their own. the Print edition only
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6.0
46368
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Perhaps more of an homage than an invention, but still, an absorbing debut
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4.0
45843
4.0 |
The Skinny
When the album’s over, it is just that; dead and gone, leaving not a great deal to cling on to. We expected so much more
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