Shiny Toy Guns

The Shiny Toy Guns are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California.

History

The band was founded by Jeremy Dawson and Chad Petree Gregori 2002. Dawson and Petree known each other since childhood in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and have previously been involved already in music projects such as Cloud2Ground and Slyder. Carah Faye Charnow (vocals) and Mikey Martin ( drums) joined the band in 2004.

In California, as well as in the music community MySpace, the band quickly made ​​a name. In early 2005 they released on an independent label their debut album We Are Pilots ( v1). During her summer tour in the U.S., there were several interested labels, so they recorded the album again and We Are Pilots (v2 ) published in November 2005 with a revised tracklisting. On these, a cover of Stripped by Depeche Mode is included, for which the band also filmed a music video. The song was released in the album Fashion Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche. The tour was continued and in June 2006 signed a contract with Universal, where she completed her album We Are Pilots ( v3) on 17 October 2006 and published it so then managed in the U.S. album charts at # 90. Then a tour followed by the United States.

The title " You Are the One ," which has its origins in Jeremy Dawson trance entitled " Neo " was used in the video games " Grand Theft Auto III " and " FIFA 07".

On October 29, 2007 the band performed under the pseudonym "The Shinys " in the children's television series "Yo Gabba Gabba! " on.

On 6 December 2007 We Are Pilots won a nomination for the Grammy Award in the category "Best Electronic / Dance Album".

In August 2008 it was announced that Carah Faye Charnow, the lead singer, is replaced by Sisely Treasure. With Treasure also the second album Season of Poison was taken. The album Season of Poison was released on 2 September 2008 and debuted at number 47 of the U.S. album charts. As singles were " Ricochet! " and "Ghost Town " was published in the United States.

In the spring of 2009, the Shiny Toy Guns recorded a cover version of Major Tom (Coming Home), with the Peter Schilling in 1984 was also successful in the United States. The song was in the car commercial for the Lincoln MKS use and was also released as a single. It was also included on the published end of 2009 remix album Girls Le Disko and after the Lincoln advertising was used again during the transfer of the Grammy Awards end of January 2009, the band rose for the first time with this title in the Hot 100 single charts.

In February 2011, the band announced that there has been a reunion with Carah Faye Charnow. Carah Faye Charnow thus replaced again Sisely Treasure and the band is back to their original occupation. This is announced by a video clip on the band's homepage.

The first single release from the published in October 2012 album " III " is the song " The Sun", which is available on its website for free download since February 2011. Since then, two additional songs, "Waiting Alone" and "Fading Listening ," extracted from the album.

Discography

Albums

  • We Are Pilots (v1 ) - ( January 2005 Independent Release )
  • We Are Pilots (v2 ) - ( November 2005; Independent Release )
  • We Are Pilots ( v3) - (October 17, 2006; Universal Records )
  • Season of Poison - (November 4, 2008; Universal Records )
  • Girls Le Disko - ( remix album, December 15, 2009, Ultra Records )
  • III - (October 22, 2012; Five Seven Music )

Compilations

  • Goth Electro Tribute to Prince - (May 31, 2005; Nothing Compares 2 U)
  • Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode - (October 4, 2005; Stripped )

Participation in soundtracks

  • September 2006: You Are the One became part of the FIFA 07 soundtrack
  • September 2006: Do not Cry Out was used in part by Jussi Oksanen of Mack Dawg Productions Snowboard Videos Follow me around
  • January 2007: Le Disko runs in the second episode, Season 4 of The L Word - If women love women
  • March 2007: Le Disko was the title song of America's Next Top Model
  • March 2007: Le Disko was used for the soundtrack to the video game Burnout Dominator.
  • August 2007: Le Disko was used in the commercial for the Moto RAZR 2.
  • October 2007: Starts with One was used in the movie " New World Disorder 8".
  • January 2009: Ricochet is used as the opening song in the series "Knight Rider 2008".
  • May 2009: Major Tom ( Coming Home ) is used as a cover of Peter Schilling's " Major Tom " in the commercial of the new Lincoln MKZ
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