NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Universal Motown Records will release the highly anticipated sophomore album from the band Shiny Toy Guns entitled Season Of Poison on November 4th. The album is the follow up to their critically acclaimed Grammy nominated debut record We Are Pilots which was released in 2006. The band spent the better half of 2 years on and off the road progressing their dance/rock and electronic roots. Once again producing the album by themselves, founding members Chad Petree (vocals, guitar) and Jeremy Dawson (synthesizer, bass) used 2008 technology to marry dynamic late-70's style synthesizer programming with face-erasing stoner rock; gently spreading this over layer upon layer of ethnic and tribal rhythms. Not to mention their keen pop sense in lyrics and arrangement have collided with the legendary mixing abilities of super-engineer Andy Wallace to create a completely new color in the future-forward musical spectrum. The first single off of Season Of Poison is "Ricochet," a heavy rhythmic guitar laden song already being heard on radio stations across the nation including the highly influential KROQ in Los Angeles.
Season of Poison marks an evolution for the band not only sonically but in the band dynamics as well. Sisely Treasure from the band Cooler Kids replaced departed vocalist Carah Faye Charnow who left the group this past summer to pursue other interests. Dawson explains, "We moved forward with our initial choice for co-lead singer of the band in 2002, longtime friend Sisely Treasure. At that time she was still locked into her Dreamworks Records deal with her former project Cooler Kids and we were not able to professionally move forward with her. So we have returned to the exact original idea and lineup that Shiny Toy Guns was meant to be." With a new singer who is also now a writing partner to Petree and Dawson, Treasure brings in whole new complimentary perspective to the band. The result is a hard rocking, groove shaking album that will appeal to die hard Shiny Toy Guns fans and new ones alike.
The mercurial foursome (which also includes Mikey Martin on drums), has been described as everything from 'glam-goth-new wave-chic' to 'electronic mash-up with a dance floor destroyer,' thanks to their riveting breakthrough single "Le Disko" which topped the charts in 2006. The playful dance-anthem permeated radio and clubs, was featured in advertisements for Motorola and Apple and was a single of the week on iTunes' playlist. The band also was a "MTVU Freshman Five Artists for Fall 2006" as well as a MTV and MTV2 Discover and Download artist. They appeared on several television shows such as The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The positive attention and legendary live shows led to an incredible accolade for the band, a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Album this past year.
The new live show and sound of Shiny Toy Guns will be one of the most dramatic displays of technology and performance ... melting state-of-the-art lighting and video into sound with a stage display of over 12 different instruments. This brings "over the top" to a gentle word used to describe any of their tour dates.
| Sep 18 | | Las Vegas, NV | | Rio Casino Poolside (21+) | | 8:00pm |
| Sep 19 | | Scottsdale, AZ | | Martini Ranch (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Sep 22 | | Denver, CO | | The Marquis Theater (all ages) | | 8:00pm |
| Sep 24 | | Seattle, WA | | Nectar (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Sep 25 | | Portland, OR | | Berbati's Pan (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Sep 27 | | Salt Lake City, UT | | X96 at USANA Amphitheater (all ages) | | 8:00pm |
| Sep 28 | | San Francisco, CA | | Folsom Street Fair (all ages) | | 12:00pm |
| Sep 30 | | Reno, NV | | Club Underground (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Oct 1 | | Orangevale, CA | | The Boardwalk (all ages) | | 7:30pm |
| Oct 2 | | Fresno, CA | | The Exit (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Oct 3 | | San Diego, CA | | SOMA (all ages) | | 7:00pm |
| Oct 4 | | Los Angeles, CA | | LA Weekly Detour Festival (all ages) | | 1:00pm |
| Oct 7 | | Dallas, TX | | The Loft (all ages) | | 8:30pm |
| Oct 8 | | Houston, TX | | Warehouse Live (all ages) | | 9:00pm |
| Oct 9 | | Austin, TX | | The Parish | | 9:00pm |
| Oct 17 | | Palmerton, PA | | Blue Mtn Ski Area (all ages) | | 8:00pm |
| Oct 24 | | Minneapolis, MN | | Varsity Theater (all ages) | | 6:00pm |
| Oct 25 | | Milwaukee, WI | | The Rave Bar (all ages) | | 8:00pm |
| Oct 26 | | Detroit, MI | | Magic Stick (all ages) | | 9:00pm |
| Oct 27 | | Cleveland, OH | | Grog Shop (all ages) | | 8:00pm |
Check out the band’s MySpace page or www.shinytoyguns.com.
Universal Motown Records
Jay Wilson, 212-373-0684
j.wilson@umusic.com
