Bio

[color="indigo"] Formed in 2006, Japanese Toys create and record their music in a small converted art studio in a dark lane in Dublin. Their sound could be shortly described as emotional, catchy alternative rock with harmonies to die for. The four piece boy-girl band released their debut double a-side single “On My Stereo / Brave New World” on Friday 2nd November 2007. Japanese Toys are: Louise Meagor – Drums & Vox Influences: The Cure, Depeche Mode, Queen, Manic Street Preachers, The Smiths, Weezer, Tears For Fears, David Bowie, Blondie Lloyd Hewson – Bass & Vox Influences: Pavement, Get Up Kids, Weezer, Pixies, The Cure, Jimmy Eat World, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Manic Street Preachers, The Waterboys Elaine Nagle – Guitar & Vox Influences: Queen, Extreme, Led Zeppelin, Spacehog, The Beach Boys, System Of A Down, Muse, T.N.T, The Scorpions, Skunk Anansie Matt Baumann – Guitar, Synth & Vox Influences: Pink Floyd, Mark Knopfler, Joe Satriani, Jamie Cullum, George Benson, Carlos Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Dream Theatre, Jamiroquai[/color]