5 Shiny Toy Guns We Are Pilots Universal | 2006 | Album Biography Comments (0) Read Full Page Digg Review Add del.icio.us   The Los Angeles-based band Shiny Toy Guns have built a loyal following due to their extensive touring and live, they’re a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, their debut disc “We Are Pilots” doesn’t always capture the bands on stage energy. The album starts out promisingly enough with “You Are the One” a soaring rock song that is as pretty as it is epic. Remember the kind of lush pop sounds you used to hear coming from Mr. Mister and the Cutting Crew circa 1985ish? That’s one side of what STG does really well. They also like to venture into new wave as well. “Rainy Monday” has a stirring vocal that will keep Depeche Mode front and center in your mind whether you want them there or not. “Don’t Cry Out” is a little more arty and owes quite a lot to New Order and, I dare you to listen to Shiny Toy Gun’s vocalist Carah Faye croon out the closing track “We Are Pilot” without thinking of The Cranberries. Paying tribute to your influences is one thing, and the band proves over and over again that they’ve got that part down but, once the quartet of STG tries to venture out into some sort of musical territory that they could call their own – trouble starts. “Chemistry of a Car Crash” and “Jackie Will Save Me” sound extremely mediocre next to some of the group’s better tracks while “Waiting” has a pounding quality that spends a lot of time beating mercilessly into your brain. As a band, Shiny Toy Guns have everything they need talent-wise to make a great album. Sadly, “We Are Pilots” is not that album, but I’m sure it will be coming – hopefully sooner rather than later. Amy Wagner Comments (0) Help Support Kevchino - Use these links to buy new music.

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