The Tokey Tones are a band led by Scott Mannion, formerly of
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...
bands Polaar and Plasticene. The Tokey Tones are primarily a studio-based band, the other long-time key member being
Li Ming Hu
Li-Ming Hu (born June 22, 1987), is a New Zealand actress, artist, and musician. She is best known for playing Li Mei Chen in ''Shortland Street'', Gemma/RPM Operator Silver in ''Power Rangers RPM'', and Lisa Fong in the short film ''Take 3''.
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, who is more widely known for her role as Li-Mei on the long running New Zealand soap opera
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
. When playing live, The Tokey Tones rely on a revolving cast of musicians from other
Lil' Chief Records
Lil' Chief Records is a New Zealand–based indie pop record label formed in 2002. Operating from the Auckland suburb of Mt. Eden, it was founded on releases by The Tokey Tones and The Brunettes. The label's roster now includes a collective of ...
bands, including
The Brunettes
The Brunettes were an indie pop or twee pop group from New Zealand formed in 1998 to 2009. The band consists of core members Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield, with additional contributions from part-time members such as Ryan McPhun and Chel ...
and
The Ruby Suns
The Ruby Suns are an indie pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes, The Tokey Tones, and The Reduction Agents.
Biography
The Rub ...
. The band has been described as "sticky-sweet indie-with-electronics group with very strong melodies and melt-in-your-ear vocals".
Discography
References
External links
New Zealand Herald article on The Tokey TonesLil' Chief Records
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New Zealand indie pop groups
Lil' Chief Records artists