Kitty Empire 

Toy: Toy – review

The Horrors proteges' debut takes in late-60s psych-rock and late-80s indie with a 70s krautrock tempo, writes Kitty Empire
  
  


Proteges of the Horrors, east London's Toy are a band whose sonic sweet spot alternates between the psych-rock of the late 60s and the pedal pile-up of late-80s indie; their tempo, meanwhile, evangelises a slower 70s krautrock. Toy's debut is, then, invariably sown with three decades of deja vu. Running to 58 minutes, there are inevitable longueurs, too, where the five-piece nod rather than soar. Still, their full immersion convinces. Dead & Gone boasts a great drone build, and the disorienting pop of My Heart Skips a Beat proves they look up from under their hair occasionally.

 

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