''Join the Dots'' is the second
studio album
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by British
psychedelic rock
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band
TOY
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, released on 9 December 2013 in Europe and the UK (17 December, USA) through
Heavenly Recordings
Heavenly Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Jeff Barrett in 1990. Heavenly released the first albums from Saint Etienne (band), Saint Etienne, Beth Orton and Doves (band), Doves, and early singles by Manic Street P ...
.
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. 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.
"Discogs"
Discogs.com listing for the limited edition release. Accessed 7 April 2014.
Reception
''Join the Dots'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic
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, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[
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Track listing
#"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
#"Not On Your Own"
#"Sequence"
Personnel
* 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
2013 albums
Toy (English band) albums
Heavenly Recordings albums
Albums produced by Dan Carey (record producer)
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