Toyger
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Toyger

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom | INDIE

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom | INDIE
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"Toyger's Debut Release: "Karl's Diary""

Sticking to their signature “math-pop” sound, the band have managed to build on their strengths and have thus created layer upon layer of delicious, intricate guitar riffs and incredibly powerful, addictive percussion. Not only this but lyrically they’ve flourished too, ‘Karl’s Diary’ is their finest writing to date and B-side ‘Purple Voices’ is just as impressive. - We Own The Sky


"Interview: Toyger"

a band that have created a sound that is full of disjointed guitar riffs and upbeat percussion, which they somehow mould into addictive, and very lyrical, tracks. - Crack In The Road


"Exclusive Stream: Toyger - Karl's Diary"

a fine example of one of the bands to follow in the wake of North East’s latest crop of fine musicians. They are due to release their latest single 'Karl’s Diary' on the 24th October, and the track, along with their B-side 'Purple Voices', mark a significant development in the band’s sound, while retaining the core characteristics that first distinguished them. - Crack In The Road


"The Amazing Sessions: Toyger"

Ace name, ace band. Toyger mix the Post-Math of Tall Ships and From Monuments to Masses with the delay drenched slow-build of bands like Codes in the Clouds and Explosions in the Sky. - Amazing Radio


"BBC Introducing by Tom Robinson"

Toyger have set the bar remarkably high, delivering brave, ambitious music with panache. As Brian Eno once wrote, "an arrangement is where somebody stops playing" and Toyger's songs were arranged with a subtlety that escapes many professional musicians twice their age. - BBC


Discography

October 2011: Karl's Diary Single (Pay For The Piano Recordings)

March 2010: 3-track Demo E.P. (Self Released)

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Toyger, originally an instrumental band, formed out of a mutual dislike for bland, seemingly unimaginative indie music that dominated the Middlesbrough scene. Influenced by math and post-math bands such as Secondsmile, And So I Watch You From Afar and Tubelord, the band wanted to create music that kept the listener guessing, and so set out to break down the conventions of song-writing and start from scratch. This is the main reason why their songs rarely return to a section once it has been played.

Toyger's 3-track demo E.P. (released a month after the band formed) was originally written without vocals, and when lead singer Rory was introduced he had the task of writing lyrics over the top of the tracks. Since then the method of writing the instrumental parts to songs first has stuck with the band, and has accentuated their favour for continuous song structures.

With only one release behind them, the band has worked hard to gain a reputation for being a strong, energetic live band, and have gained most of their fan base from playing live shows. The band have played with the likes of Tall Ships, Tellison, Tubelord, Polarsets, Let's Buy Happiness and Mammal Club, and played at 2011's Evolution Festival, sharing a stage with Katy B and Jamie Woon.

On the 24th of October 2011 Toyger will release their debut single "Karl's Diary" via ex-DARTZ! guitarist Henry Carden's label Pay For The Piano.