Shiny Toy Guns
Biography
Although formed in sunny California during the early 2000s, Shiny Toy Guns' music flaunts a sleek, '80s-influenced combination of synth-pop and electro-clash. Founded in 2001 by bassist/keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and guitarist/vocalist Gregori Chad Petree — both natives of central Oklahoma — the band's lineup was fully realized with the addition of vocalist Carah Faye Charnow (who was brought aboard in 2004 to replace the departing Ursula Vari) and drummer Mikey Martin. After building a local following in California, Shiny Toy Guns made its debut in early 2005 with We Are Pilots; the album was then re-recorded and reissued later that year, albeit with a slightly different track list. Extensive touring and networking on various Internet websites continued to broaden the Guns' audience, and the group signed a contract to Universal Records in June 2006. That year also saw the third (and final) release of We Are Pilots, this time issued with the help of a major label. The album fared well commercially and critically, eventually earning a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Electronic/Dance Album" in early 2008. Carah Faye Charnow left the lineup later that year, claiming that the group's male members had booted her out, while veteran vocalist Sisely Treasure (a former member of Cooler Kids, as well as a finalist on the first season of the Pussycat Dolls' reality show) was enlisted to replace her. In November 2008, with the new lineup intact, Shiny Toy Guns released its second album, Season of Poison. A remix album that featured reworked versions by Boys Noize and Gabriel & Dresden titled Girls Le Disko: The Remixes was released as a stopgap between studio albums in 2010. Soon after, it was announced that second vocalist Sisely Treasure was leaving to pursue solo endeavors, and the group reverted back to their original lineup with Carah Faye Charnow for 2012’s III, Shiny Toy Guns' most mainstream sounding album to date. . Although formed in sunny California during the early 2000s, Shiny Toy Guns' music flaunts a sleek, '80s-influenced combination of synth-pop and electro-clash. Founded in 2001 by bassist/keyboardist Jeremy Dawson and guitarist/vocalist Gregori Chad Petree — both natives of central Oklahoma — the band's lineup was fully realized with the addition of vocalist Carah Faye Charnow (who was brought aboard in 2004 to replace the departing Ursula Vari) and drummer Mikey Martin. After building a local following in California, Shiny Toy Guns made its debut in early 2005 with We Are Pilots; the album was then re-recorded and reissued later that year, albeit with a slightly different track list. Extensive touring and networking on various Internet websites continued to broaden the Guns' audience, and the group signed a contract to Universal Records in June 2006. That year also saw the third (and final) release of We Are Pilots, this time issued with the help of a major label. The album fared well commercially and critically, eventually earning a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Electronic/Dance Album" in early 2008. Carah Faye Charnow left the lineup later that year, claiming that the group's male members had booted her out, while veteran vocalist Sisely Treasure (a former member of Cooler Kids, as well as a finalist on the first season of the Pussycat Dolls' reality show) was enlisted to replace her. In November 2008, with the new lineup intact, Shiny Toy Guns released its second album, Season of Poison. A remix album that featured reworked versions by Boys Noize and Gabriel & Dresden titled Girls Le Disko: The Remixes was released as a stopgap between studio albums in 2010. Soon after, it was announced that second vocalist Sisely Treasure was leaving to pursue solo endeavors, and the group reverted back to their original lineup with Carah Faye Charnow for 2012’s III, Shiny Toy Guns' most mainstream sounding album to date.
Top Albums |
![](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music3/v4/05/c9/aa/05c9aa19-ede2-fc15-31bb-b8f266594d3b/cover100x100.jpeg) 1. III (Deluxe)
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. We Are Pilot..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Season of Poison (Bonus Track Version), Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Season of Po..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![III (Deluxe Version), Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. III (Deluxe ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Stripped, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Stripped
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![We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. We Are Pilot..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Girls Le Disko (The Remixes) [Bonus Track Version], Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Girls Le Dis..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![III, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. III
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Somewhere To Hide - Single, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Somewhere To..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Fading Listening - Single, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Fading Liste..
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![Waiting Alone - Single, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. Waiting Alon..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Burning For You, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. Burning For ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Major Tom (Coming Home) - EP, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. Major Tom (C..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Rocketship 2010 - EP, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Rocketship 2..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Major Tom - Single, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. Major Tom - ..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Major Tom | Major Tom - Single | 4:22 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Le Disko | We Are Pilots | 3:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | If I Lost You | III (Deluxe Version) | 4:13 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Finale / Reprise | Nightmare Revisited | 3:06 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Stripped | Stripped | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Stay Down | III (Deluxe) | 3:19 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | My Reptile Friend | III (Deluxe) | 4:33 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Speaking Japanese | III (Deluxe) | 3:06 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Waiting Alone | III (Deluxe) | 3:14 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Somewhere to Hide | III (Deluxe) | 3:22 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Somewhere To Hide (Dustin Hulton Rem.. | Somewhere To Hide - Single | 5:01 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Stripped | Horror Story - Music Inspir.. | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Stripped | Walking Dead - Music Inspir.. | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Stripped | Puttin' on the Ritz | 3:36 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Stripped | Burlesque - 100 Classics | 3:36 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Somewhere to Hide | Five Seven Presents: Tour O.. | 3:20 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Fading Listening | Five Seven Presents: Tour O.. | 3:19 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Stripped | Sluts from Go-Go Hell | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Stripped | Industrial Music for Bondag.. | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Take Me Back to Where I Was | III | 3:56 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | E V A Y | III | 5:20 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Sun | III | 3:15 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Fading Listening | III | 3:26 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Wait for Me | III | 5:50 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Mercy | III | 4:24 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![You Are the One, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 1. You Are the O...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Rainy Monday, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Rainy Monday
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Ghost Town, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Ghost Town
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Ricochet!, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Ricochet!
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Le Disko, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Le Disko
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![Somewhere to Hide, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Somewhere to ...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Waiting Alone, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Waiting Alone
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Waiting Alone, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. Waiting Alone
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Rocketship, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Rocketship
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Fading Listening, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Fading Listen...
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![III - Up Close and Personal, Shiny Toy Guns](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/F4E5/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. III - Up Clos...
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