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Toy is the self-titled debut studio album by English indie rock band Toy, released on 10 September 2012 by Heavenly Recordings.

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
Ant Theaker

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 Dan Carey at his South London studio.[13] The cover art was designed 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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Toy.[15]

Toy

Tom Dougall – vocals, guitar
Dominic O'Dair – guitars
Alejandra Diez – synths
Maxim Barron – bass, vocals
Charlie Salvidge – drums, vocals

Technical

Dan Carey – production (tracks 1–5, 7–12); mixing (all tracks)
Oli Bayston – engineering
Alexis Smith – engineering
Ant Theaker – production (track 6)

Artwork

Steve Gullick – photography
Sean Gallagher – artwork, design
Leif Podhajsky – cover artwork

Chart

Weekly chart performance for *Toy*
Chart (2012)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	83
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	48

References

"TOY by TOY reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
"Reviews for TOY by TOY". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
Phares, Heather. "Toy – TOY". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
"Toy: Toy". Alternative Press. No. 291. October 2012. p. 92. ISSN 1065-1667.
Murray, Robin (4 September 2012). "TOY – TOY". Clash. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Simpson, Dave (6 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
Carroll, Jim (21 September 2012). "Toy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
"Toy: Toy". Mojo. No. 227. October 2012. p. 88. ISSN 1351-0193.
Stubbs, Dan (7 September 2012). "Toy – 'Toy'". NME. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
Empire, Kitty (9 September 2012). "Toy: Toy – review". The Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
"Toy: Toy". Q. No. 315. October 2012. p. 112. ISSN 0955-4955.
"Toy: Toy". Uncut. No. 185. October 2012. p. 87. ISSN 1368-0722.
"TOY's self titled debut album coming soon on Heavenly Recordings". Heavenly Recordings. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
"TOY". LeifPodjajsky.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
Toy (liner notes). Toy. Heavenly Recordings. 2012. HVNLP94CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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