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Japanese Toys
5+ albums
classic rockalternativeirelandirish
about
The band formally known as ‘Marvin’ for those that may remember… Japanese Toys are an Irish rock band who write and record music in a converted art studio in a dark lane in Dublin. Japanese Toys songs would be best described as emotional, catchy alternative pop-rock with harmonies to die for. Queen meets Weezer with a lead singer who bases her performance on a mix of Freddie Mercury and Juliet Lewis. Being children of the eighties, synths also tend to make an appearance. The band released their début single On My Stereo/Brave New World with a Dublin show in Radio City in November 2007. The single made it to number 6 in the Irish download charts and both songs won awards on GarageBand.com, such as three times best female vocalist (On My Stereo) and Track of the Day twice(Brave New World). The band have previously appeared in Hotpress, and supported such well - known irish acts as The Thrills, National Prayer Breakfast, Blink and Turn. The band have also had a great listener response from airplay on Dublin station Phantom fm making their charts twice. Currently on an extended hiatus, maybe the toys will come back out to play one day. Most recent line-up: Elaine Nagle: Lead vocals Lloyd Hewson: Bass/vocals Ian Bogle: Guitar/vocals Mathias Baumman: Guitar/vocals Louise Meagor: Drums/vocals User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
