Join the Dots (Toy album)

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Join the Dots
Join the dots.jpg
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 Europe and the UK (17 December, USA) 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

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