Join the Dots (Toy album)
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Released | 9 December 2013 (UK/EU) 10 December 2013 (US) | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, krautrock, shoegazing, indie rock | |||
Length | 60:43 | |||
Label | Heavenly Recordings | |||
Producer | Dan Carey | |||
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Join the Dots is the second studio album by British psychedelic rock band TOY, released on 9 December 2013 in Europe and the UK (17 December, USA) through Heavenly Recordings.[1][2] The band recorded the album with Dan Carey, who also produced their debut album, and it took twice as long as their first album to record and master.[3] The first single to be released from the album was "Join the Dots", released in October, 2013, as a download and limited hand-stamped seven-inch vinyl. A limited edition of the album included the EP Join the Dubs containing five dub remixes.[4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10[5] |
Metacritic | 72/100[6] |
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Source | Rating |
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Clash | 8/10[8] |
Exclaim! | 5/10[9] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 6/10[11] |
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Join the Dots received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Conductor" - 7:08
- "You Won't Be the Same" - 4:41
- "As We Turn" - 4:09
- "Join the Dots" - 7:57
- "To a Death Unknown" - 5:02
- "Endlessly" - 4:32
- "It's Been So Long" - 4:03
- "Left to Wander" - 4:08
- "Too Far Gone to Know" - 5:07
- "Frozen Atmosphere" - 4:05
- "Fall Out of Love" - 9:51
Japanese bonus tracks
[edit]- "Not On Your Own"
- "Sequence"
Personnel
[edit]- Maxim Barron – bass, vocals
- Tom Dougall – guitar, vocals
- Dominic O'Dair – guitar
- Alejandra Diez – synthesizer
- Charlie Salvidge – drums, vocals
- Dan Carey – mixing, production
- Alexis Smith - engineering
References
[edit]- ^ "Join The Dots New Album out 9th December 2013". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Join the Dots - TOY". Any Decent Music?. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Renshaw, David (14 October 2013). "Toy reveal new album details". NME. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Discogs" Discogs.com listing for the limited edition release. Accessed 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Join The Dots by TOY reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Join the Dots Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Join the Dots - TOY". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Carson, Jamie (4 December 2013). "TOY - Join The Dots". Clash. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Michael (9 December 2013). "TOY Join the Dots". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (5 December 2013). "Toy: Join the Dots - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Clarke, Jude (4 December 2013). "Album Review: TOY - Join The Dots". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Shepherd, Sam (6 December 2013). "TOY - Join The Dots". musicOMH. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Lloyd, Kate (29 November 2013). "Toy - 'Join The Dots'". NME. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Lucas, Dan (22 December 2013). "TOY: Join the Dots (Heavenly/[PIAS] America) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 5 August 2019.