wonderfully bright, appetising and irritatingly toe-tapping, cheery music that'll satisfy the punter who's looking for pop music with a difference - not the normal banal pop but the educated, mature and enticing pop!
Play 90 second soundbite of 'Gypsy Eyes' @ 'CD quality'
wonderfully bright, appetising and irritatingly toe-tapping, cheery music that'll satisfy the punter who's looking for pop music with a difference - not the normal banal pop but the educated, mature and enticing pop!
Using a pretty unusual armoury of instruments, The Fancy Toys are, and I quote, 'Mickaël Téo: Toys, Bubble Gun, Lead Vocals, Guitar, Glockenspiel, Ukulele, Stylophone and James Duncan: Toys, Cajon, Drums, Shakers, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Glockenspiel, Melodion and the famous Shoe-Tambo'. See there's the difference already! Oh, and then there's the musical helpers, the 'guest musicians': Sébastien Piasco (electric bass, percussion), Lorris Piasco (vibraphone, keyboards), Simon Robinson (double bass, trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals), Anna Phoebe (violin), Cedric Lepinasse (violin, guitar) and, of course, not forgetting Maurice the Monkey (Mascot!) - see, more proof of The Fancy Toys' uniqueness, sense of musical adventure and fun!
London based and fusing languages and popular genre, The Fancy Toys charming but damn contagious blend of pop is as intriguing as it is enjoyable. Three tracks on this tasty single, 'Gypsy Eyes', 'Immoral' and 'Fancy Toys', great value and a really well thought-out introduction to a 'combo' that's likely to make a big splash on the scene.
'Gypsy Eyes' by The Fancy Toys has instant appeal, a certain timeless quality and a fascinatingly 'alternate' musical underbelly. Great writing and superb musicianship obviously help this to be the 'monster' that it so clearly is. The Fancy Toys and 'Gypsy Eyes', with its radio-friendly nature, look certain to make pretty big waves in the world of pop music - and why not, on this evidence, The Fancy Toys deserve to reap massive rewards. Really interesting and damn catchy stuff this from The Fancy Toys - great work, great single, great potential!
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