Shiny Things!!!

This week I’ll be talking about the band, Shiny Toy Guns.

This band is the newest of any band I’ve talked about so far. They were formed five years ago by the bassist/keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and Vocalist/Guitarist Chad Petree who were previously part of bands Cloud2Ground and Slyder. Both of these bands were known as American electronic/rock bands. After leaving Slyder, Jeremy and Chad began playing together and named themselves Shiny Toy Guns. They gained popularity on Myspace and by 2004 they picked up singer Carah Faye Charnow and drummer Mikey Martin.

In 2005, on the record label Southwest International, (I’ve never heard of them either) they released their first album We Are Pilots. After touring America, the album was re released more than once as the band switched record labels, finally landing with Universal Records.

The band hasn’t released a new album yet. However, the one that’s out right now is pretty sick (sick in a good way). They hold on to their rock influences, but the electronic sound makes any of their songs easy to dance to. But how about this. Instead of me talking about the music, why don’t you just listen to it. These are a few of their singles from their album. You Are the One, Le Disko and my personal favorite, Rainy Monday.

If you’re still interested in these guys, Here is their myspace page.

Enjoy the music!