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Shiny Toy Guns is an American
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band formed in
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in 2002. The band is composed of guitarist/vocalist Chad Petree, vocalist
Carah Faye Charnow Carah Faye Charnow (born August 3, 1984) is an Americans, American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Shiny Toy Guns (2004 – 2008, 2010 – present), with whom she received a Gram ...
, keyboardist
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-f ...
, and drummer Mikey Martin. Their first
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''
We Are Pilots ''We Are Pilots'' is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United Sta ...
'' (2006) had three singles peak inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart and was nominated for
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at the
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. Their second album ''
Season of Poison ''Season of Poison'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on November 4, 2008 through Universal Motown Records Group. It peaked at #47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the following week. The album in ...
'' (2008) had two singles peak inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart.


History


2002–2006: Formation and ''We Are Pilots''

The band was founded in 2002 by
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and
keyboardist A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instr ...
,
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-f ...
, and
vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
and
guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
, Chad Petree. Both had known each other for years growing up in
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and worked together on previous music projects such as
Cloud2Ground __NOTOC__ Cloud2Ground sometimes stylized in all lowercase) was an American electronic dance music production duo, consisting of Jeremy Dawson and Gregori Chad Petree, Chad Petree. Dawson and Petree grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and met when they ...
and Slyder. After these projects, they went underground for a brief time and continued making music together, eventually enlisting vocalist
Carah Faye Charnow Carah Faye Charnow (born August 3, 1984) is an Americans, American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Shiny Toy Guns (2004 – 2008, 2010 – present), with whom she received a Gram ...
to be their female vocalist, as well as
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Mikey Martin. Shiny Toy Guns gained popularity in California and on the internet through networking on their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album ''
We Are Pilots ''We Are Pilots'' is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United Sta ...
'' through the record company Stormwest International. That summer they toured the United States in support of their album. ''We Are Pilots'' was re-recorded and re-released with a revised track list through record company SideCho in November 2005. The band signed with
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in June 2006 and released a third, final version of ''We Are Pilots'' on October 17, 2006. " Le Disko" was the first single, " You Are the One" was the second single, and " Rainy Monday" was the third. However, "Don't Cry Out" was originally announced to be the third single.


2007–2008: ''Season of Poison''

On October 29, 2007, the band appeared as "The Shinys" on the children's television series ''
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''. They performed a sequence called ''The House of Spooks''. ''We Are Pilots'' received a
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nomination on December 6, 2007 in the category of Best Electronic/Dance Album, but lost to
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. In August 2008, it was revealed that
Carah Faye Charnow Carah Faye Charnow (born August 3, 1984) is an Americans, American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Shiny Toy Guns (2004 – 2008, 2010 – present), with whom she received a Gram ...
was no longer part of the band and had been replaced by
Sisely Treasure Sisely Dove Treasure (born November 28, 1982) is an American singer and dancer, notable for the song "All Around the World" released by Dreamworks Records in July 2003 and appearing in Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Dance charts the same year. "Mor ...
, whose vocals are featured on the band's second album, ''
Season of Poison ''Season of Poison'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on November 4, 2008 through Universal Motown Records Group. It peaked at #47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the following week. The album in ...
''. Carah Faye Charnow went on to pursue a new band, Versant, in Sweden. ''
Season of Poison ''Season of Poison'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on November 4, 2008 through Universal Motown Records Group. It peaked at #47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the following week. The album in ...
'' was released through
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on November 4, 2008. On September 2, 2008, "
Ricochet! "Ricochet!" is the first single from Shiny Toy Guns' second album ''Season of Poison''. The single peaked #17 on the Alternative Songs, Alternative Songs Chart. It is their highest charting single to date on the Alternative Songs Chart. Music vi ...
" was released as the first single. It hit No. 17 on the Alternative Songs Chart, which is the highest the band has ever reached with a single on the Alternative Songs chart. Shiny Toy Guns released their second ''Season of Poison'' single, "
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", on January 30, 2009, which peaked at No. 26 on the Alternative Songs Chart.


2009–2010: ''Girls Le Disko''

In February 2009, the band introduced their Fancorps Street Team as a way for their fans to become more involved with the band. In March, the band released their first animated video for their single, "
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". The animation was completed by well known illustrator, Glen Hanson. At the end of March 2009, the band performed a cover of
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's "
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". Initially used in a television commercial for the 2010
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, the song was released as a single on May 5, 2009. In September, the band covered
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's "
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" for another Lincoln commercial advertising the 2010
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. During the spring, at a show in Milwaukee, Shiny Toy Guns said their next album would drop "sometime in late 2010". In 2009,
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-f ...
admitted via Shiny Toy Guns' official website that while he believes ''Season of Poison'' is a great album, it was "too different, too soon," and promised a return to their electronic roots for the band's third album. On December 15, 2009, the remix album ''
Girls Le Disko ''Girls Le Disko'' is a remix compilation by American band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on December 15, 2009 on Ultra Records. The cover of "Major Tom (Coming Home)" originally appeared in a 2009 commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ and is the ...
'' was released on Ultra Records. Near the end of January 2010, "
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" was released as a Myspace download featured on Coca-Cola's Formula for Happiness free weekly download. Also, at end of January, Shiny Toy Guns teamed up with Lincoln again to produce a music video for "Major Tom". In March, a music video was released through
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for "Rocketship 2010". "Rocketship 2010" was released as a single on iTunes on April 20, 2010. In late fall 2010, Shiny Toy Guns announced a planned December 2010 release of an LP tentatively named "III". According to Jeremy, fans "will fall in love with what we
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are just now starting to work with on this record." On their Facebook, Shiny Toy Guns announced that "Speaking Japanese" would be a single on the next album. December passed without an album drop. Meanwhile, Chad and Jeremy worked on a side project called Mirror Machines, which has since been postponed in favor of Shiny Toy Guns once again.


2011–present: ''III''

Early January 2011, Shiny Toy Guns' official website featured a countdown which ended at midnight between February 10 and 11. Below the countdown read the following text: "you know what you hope is at the end of this timer, but you can't be sure. and it doesn't matter.. because we'll be together." The quote is a modified version of a quote from
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's film, ''
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''. In addition, the piano riff that accompanies the countdown mirrors a scale from "Time", a song composed by
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for the ''Inception'' soundtrack. At the end of January, Shiny Toy Guns relaunched their fan-incorporated street team, the Satellites, stating, "our closest allies and the most important people in our world are the 2011 SATELLITE team. Join us, and become a part of the momentum of Shiny Toy Guns on a first hand basis. Together we will reach the eyes and the ears of the world." In early February,
Sisely Treasure Sisely Dove Treasure (born November 28, 1982) is an American singer and dancer, notable for the song "All Around the World" released by Dreamworks Records in July 2003 and appearing in Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Dance charts the same year. "Mor ...
released a single,"That You Like," on her website. On February 7, Shiny Toy Guns announced on Facebook that Sisely was no longer part of the band. On February 11, 2011 2:00:00 AM EST a video posted on the band's website announced that former band member, Carah Faye Charnow, would be rejoining the band along with her husband, Daniel Johansson, for the upcoming album ''III''. The video contained the song, "If I Lost You (Orchestral Mix)". Shortly after the end of the countdown, Versant posted to Facebook, "Boys and Girls, Carah Faye and Daniel Johansson, of your beloved Versant, are joining Shiny Toy Guns for album number three. Please enjoy this piece of music history! Here is another announcement: Versant isn't going ANYWHERE!" On March 3, 2011, "The Sun", the first single from ''III'', was released. During a webchat, Jeremy explained that they hope ''III'' will be ready for a May or June 2011 release, but that it may come later this summer. During an interview at SXSW, Jeremy confirmed that the band still hopes for a mid-June release, but that mid-August would be more realistic. However, when asked in an interview with LIVE 105, Jeremy said "probably ayNovember." Also, during the Phoenix Pride Festival in April 2011 another new song, "Stay Down", was sung. On March 1, 2012, in an interview with speedcast.com, Jeremy and Carah announced that the third album was set to release in July, with the first single to be released in May, along with the beginning of a tour. On April 25, 2012, it was announced, via Instagram, that III will finish being mixed May 6. The album will feature 11 songs. On May 10, 2012, the band announced, via Facebook, that Daniel Johansson would be leaving. The band cited the end of Daniel and Carah Faye's long-term relationship as the primary reason, but that they would remain friends. An issue of ''fljtokyo'' stated that the album was planned to be released fall of 2012. On June 26, Shiny Toy Guns released a single titled "Waiting Alone" and announced ''III'' will be released on October 23, 2012. On August 26, 2012 the band released their second single from their upcoming album ''III'', titled "Fading Listening". On October 6, Shiny Toy Guns released the official track listing for the album. The album was officially released on iTunes on October 26, 2012. In September 2013, Shiny Toy Guns were announced for the maiden voyage of PARAHOY, a 4-day Festival Cruise with
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which was expected to set sail March 7, 2014.


Band members


Current members

*
Gregori Chad Petree Gregori Chad Petree (born Shawnee, Oklahoma) is a musician who is best known as co-lead vocalist and guitarist of American new wave/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns. He also contributes music for production libraries such as Killer Tracks. Bands ...
– vocals, guitars (2002–present) *
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-f ...
– keyboards, bass (2002–present) * Mikey Martin – drums (2004–present) *
Carah Faye Charnow Carah Faye Charnow (born August 3, 1984) is an Americans, American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Shiny Toy Guns (2004 – 2008, 2010 – present), with whom she received a Gram ...
– vocals, keyboards, bass (2003–2008, 2011–present)


Former members

* Daniel Johansson – guitars, keyboards, bass (2011–2012) *
Sisely Treasure Sisely Dove Treasure (born November 28, 1982) is an American singer and dancer, notable for the song "All Around the World" released by Dreamworks Records in July 2003 and appearing in Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Dance charts the same year. "Mor ...
– vocals, keyboards, bass (2008–2010) * Steven Petree


Timeline

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Discography


Studio albums


EPs

* ''Songs For Film & Tv'' (2015)


Compilation albums

* ''
Girls Le Disko ''Girls Le Disko'' is a remix compilation by American band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on December 15, 2009 on Ultra Records. The cover of "Major Tom (Coming Home)" originally appeared in a 2009 commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ and is the ...
'' (2009)


Singles


Album appearances

* ''Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode'' – (October 4, 2005; contributed "
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") * ''Goth Electro Tribute to Prince'' – (July 4, 2006); contributed "
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") * ''This is Rave-Electro'' – (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped") * ''Gothic Divas'' – (January 1, 2007; contributed "Stripped") * ''Blood & Chocolate Soundtrack'' – (January 23, 2007; contributed "Stripped") * ''Monster New Wave Hits'' – (April 24, 2007; contributed "Stripped") * ''Bam Margera Presents – Viva La Bands, Vol. 2'' - (September 4, 2007; contributed "Rocketship") * ''Nightmare Revisited'' – (September 30, 2008; contributed "Finale/Reprise")


References


External links


Official website

Shiny Toy Guns tour diary on ''Billboard''.com
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