Join the Dots (Toy album)

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Join the Dots
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Studio album by
TOY
Released9 December 2013 (UK/EU)
10 December 2013 (US)
Recorded2013
Genre Psychedelic rock, krautrock, shoegazing, indie rock
Length60:43
Label Heavenly Recordings
Producer Dan Carey
TOY chronology
Toy
(2012)		Join the Dots
(2013)		Clear Shot
(2016)
Singles from Join the Dots
  1. "Join the Dots"
    Released: 20 October 2013

Join the Dots is the second studio album by British psychedelic rock band TOY, released on 9 December 2013 in the UK and through Europe, and on 17 December in the United States, through Heavenly Recordings. [1] [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10 [5]
Metacritic 72/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
Exclaim! 5/10 [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Line of Best Fit 6/10 [11]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Join the Dots received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Track listing

  1. "Conductor" - 7:08
  2. "You Won't Be the Same" - 4:41
  3. "As We Turn" - 4:09
  4. "Join the Dots" - 7:57
  5. "To a Death Unknown" - 5:02
  6. "Endlessly" - 4:32
  7. "It's Been So Long" - 4:03
  8. "Left to Wander" - 4:08
  9. "Too Far Gone to Know" - 5:07
  10. "Frozen Atmosphere" - 4:05
  11. "Fall Out of Love" - 9:51

Japanese bonus tracks

  1. "Not On Your Own"
  2. "Sequence"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Join The Dots New Album out 9th December 2013". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Join the Dots - TOY". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Renshaw, David (14 October 2013). "Toy reveal new album details". NME. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Discogs" Discogs.com listing for the limited edition release. Accessed 7 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Join The Dots by TOY reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Join the Dots Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Join the Dots - TOY". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Carson, Jamie (4 December 2013). "TOY - Join The Dots". Clash . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Edwards, Michael (9 December 2013). "TOY Join the Dots". Exclaim! . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (5 December 2013). "Toy: Join the Dots - review". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Clarke, Jude (4 December 2013). "Album Review: TOY - Join The Dots". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (6 December 2013). "TOY - Join The Dots". musicOMH . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  13. ↑ Lloyd, Kate (29 November 2013). "Toy - 'Join The Dots'". NME . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Lucas, Dan (22 December 2013). "TOY: Join the Dots (Heavenly/[PIAS] America) Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved 5 August 2019.



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