Shiny Toy Guns gained popularity in California and on the internet through networking on their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album We Are Pilots through the record company Stormwest International.[10] That summer they toured the United States in support of their album. We Are Pilots was re-recorded and re-released with a revised track list through record company SideCho in November 2005.[11] The band signed with Universal Records in June 2006 and released a third, final version of We Are Pilots on October 17, 2006.[12][13]
On October 29, 2007, the band appeared as "The Shinys" on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.[14] They performed a sequence called The House of Spooks. We Are Pilots received a Grammy Award nomination on December 6, 2007, in the category of Best Electronic/Dance Album, but lost to The Chemical Brothers.[15]
On September 2, 2008, "Ricochet!" was released as the first single. It hit No.17 on the Alternative Songs Chart,[19] which is the highest the band has ever reached with a single on the Alternative Songs chart. Shiny Toy Guns released their second Season of Poison single, "Ghost Town", on January 30, 2009, which peaked at No.26 on the Alternative Songs Chart.[8]
In February 2009, the band introduced their Fancorps Street Team as a way for their fans to become more involved with the band.[20] In March, the band released their first animated video for their single, "Ghost Town".[21] The animation was completed by well known illustrator, Glen Hanson.[22]
During the spring, at a show in Milwaukee, Shiny Toy Guns said their next album would drop "sometime in late 2010".[citation needed] In 2009, Jeremy Dawson admitted via Shiny Toy Guns' official website that while he believes Season of Poison is a great album, it was "too different, too soon," and promised a return to their electronic roots for the band's third album.[citation needed]
On December 15, 2009, the remix album Girls Le Disko was released on Ultra Records.[26] Near the end of January 2010, "Rocketship 2010" was released as a Myspace download featured on Coca-Cola's Formula for Happiness free weekly download.[27] Also, at end of January, Shiny Toy Guns teamed up with Lincoln again to produce a music video for "Major Tom".[28] In March, a music video was released through Ultra Records for "Rocketship 2010".[29] "Rocketship 2010" was released as a single on iTunes on April 20, 2010.[30]
In late fall 2010, Shiny Toy Guns announced a planned December 2010[31] release of an LP[32] tentatively named "III".[33] According to Jeremy, fans "will fall in love with what we [Shiny Toy Guns] are just now starting to work with on this record." On their Facebook,[34] Shiny Toy Guns announced that "Speaking Japanese" would be a single on the next album. December passed without an album drop.
Meanwhile, Chad and Jeremy worked on a side project called Mirror Machines,[35] which has since been postponed in favor of Shiny Toy Guns once again.
Early January 2011, Shiny Toy Guns' official website featured a countdown which ended at midnight between February 10 and 11.[36] Below the countdown read the following text: "you know what you hope is at the end of this timer, but you can't be sure. and it doesn't matter.. because we'll be together." The quote is a modified version of a quote from Christopher Nolan's film, Inception.[37] In addition, the piano riff that accompanies the countdown mirrors a scale from "Time", a song composed by Hans Zimmer for the Inception soundtrack.[38]
At the end of January, Shiny Toy Guns relaunched their fan-incorporated street team, the Satellites,[39] stating, "our closest allies and the most important people in our world are the 2011 SATELLITE team. Join us, and become a part of the momentum of Shiny Toy Guns on a first hand basis. Together we will reach the eyes and the ears of the world."
In early February, Sisely Treasure released a single,"That You Like," on her website.[40] On February 7, Shiny Toy Guns announced on Facebook[41] that Sisely was no longer part of the band.
On February 11, 2011, 2:00:00 AM EST a video posted on the band's website announced that former band member, Carah Faye Charnow, would be rejoining the band along with her husband, Daniel Johansson, for the upcoming album III.[42] The video contained the song, "If I Lost You (Orchestral Mix)".[42] Shortly after the end of the countdown, Versant posted to Facebook, "Boys and Girls, Carah Faye and Daniel Johansson, of your beloved Versant, are joining Shiny Toy Guns for album number three. Please enjoy this piece of music history! Here is another announcement: Versant isn't going ANYWHERE!"[43]
On March 3, 2011, "The Sun", the first single from III,[44] was released.[45] During a webchat, Jeremy explained that they hope III will be ready for a May or June 2011 release, but that it may come later this summer.[46] During an interview at SXSW, Jeremy confirmed that the band still hopes for a mid-June release, but that mid-August would be more realistic.[47] However, when asked in an interview with LIVE 105, Jeremy said "probably [say] November."[48] Also, during the Phoenix Pride Festival in April 2011 another new song, "Stay Down", was sung. On March 1, 2012, in an interview with speedcast.com, Jeremy and Carah announced that the third album was set to release in July, with the first single to be released in May, along with the beginning of a tour.[49][50] On April 25, 2012, it was announced, via Instagram, that III will finish being mixed May 6. The album will feature 11 songs.
On May 10, 2012, the band announced, via Facebook, that Daniel Johansson would be leaving. The band cited the end of Daniel and Carah Faye's long-term relationship as the primary reason, but that they would remain friends.
An issue of fljtokyo stated that the album was planned to be released fall of 2012.[51]
On June 26, Shiny Toy Guns released a single titled "Waiting Alone" and announced III will be released on October 23, 2012.[52]
On August 26, 2012, the band released their second single from their upcoming album III, titled "Fading Listening".[53]
On October 6, Shiny Toy Guns released the official track listing for the album.[54] The album was officially released on iTunes on October 26, 2012.
In September 2013, Shiny Toy Guns were announced for the maiden voyage of PARAHOY, a 4-day Festival Cruise with Paramore which was expected to set sail March 7, 2014.
Gregori Chad Petree is a musician who is best known as co-lead vocalist and guitarist of American new wave/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns. He also contributes music for production libraries such as Killer Tracks.
Carah Faye Charnow is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and occasional keyboardist of the band Shiny Toy Guns, with whom she received a Grammy nomination. She also fronted the band Versant and has released multiple songs under her own name as a solo artist.
We Are Pilots is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United States and Mercury Records in the United Kingdom, with liner notes of the album referring to it as "version 3.0". Production, recording, and writing dates back as far as the early 2000s, with several songs being written during founding members Gregori Chad Petree and Jeremy Dawson's previous project, Dangerous Insects. Musically, We Are Pilots primarily uses influences of both rock music and electronic music, including elements of alternative rock, indie rock, pop, electropop, post-punk revival and disco, with the band receiving comparisons to The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.
Cloud2Ground sometimes stylized in all lowercase) was an American electronic dance music production duo, consisting of Jeremy Dawson and Chad Petree. Dawson and Petree grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and met when they were teenagers. They played together in various bands, before separating to pursue other projects. Dawson began Cloud2Ground as a solo project and released his first demo under the name in 1996. In 1997 he signed to N*Soul Records and released the album E-Majn the same year. In 1998 he was rejoined by Petree, and in 1999 they moved to Los Angeles. In 2000, they released a second album, The Gate (Beautiful).
Sisely Dove Treasure is an American singer and dancer, notable for the song "All Around the World" released by Dreamworks Records in July 2003 and appearing in Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Dance charts the same year. "Morning Star", another song off the Punk Debutante album, made top ten on Billboards dance chart. In 2008, she became one of three vocalists for the rock group Shiny Toy Guns. In 2011, she released her solo single, "That You Like." On November 28, a preview video of a new single titled "Million Hands" was released on her official YouTube page. She was born in Long Beach, California and currently lives in Los Angeles.
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"You Are the One" is the second single by rock group Shiny Toy Guns from their album We Are Pilots. This single peaked at #25 on the Alternative Songs chart, at #94 on the UK Singles Chart, and at #23 on the Dance Airplay chart.
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"Ricochet!" is the first single from Shiny Toy Guns' second album Season of Poison. The single peaked #17 on the Alternative Songs Chart. It is their highest charting single to date on the Alternative Songs Chart.
"Rainy Monday" is the third single by rock group Shiny Toy Guns from their album We Are Pilots. This single peaked at #23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Ghost Town" is the fifth single by rock Shiny Toy Guns, and the second single from their second album Season of Poison. The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.
"Le Disko" is the first single by rock group Shiny Toy Guns from their album We Are Pilots. In the United States, it peaked at No. 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It reached No. 42 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.
Versant was a Swedish and American band from Vänersborg, Sweden and Newbury Park, California that formed in the summer of 2008. Versant features vocalist Carah Faye Charnow, of the band Shiny Toy Guns, guitarist/keyboardist Daniel Johansson, drummer Richard Ankers, formerly of the band Melody Club, Johan Grettve, and bassist Nicholas Oja. Recently, Versant has announced their relocation from Sweden to California to work on an album.
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"Rocketship 2010" is the seventh single released by the band Shiny Toy Guns.
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III is the third studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Five Seven Music. The album features the return of the band's original female vocalist, Carah Faye Charnow. The album spawned three singles: "Waiting Alone", "Fading Listening", and "Somewhere to Hide".
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