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III
Electronic · 2012 · 11 tracks · 43m

III

Shiny Toy Guns

A shimmering reunion record blending high-gloss synth-pop with a heavy heart. Polished, nostalgic, and built for late-night drives through neon-lit streets.

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It's the sound of your favorite 2000s synth-pop band finally coming home and getting it right.

A bittersweet, high-fidelity journey through nostalgia and reconciliation.

III · vs · Shiny Toy Guns
Nostalgia+2.5σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 43m
01
Somewhere to Hide
3:22
02
Waiting Alone
3:14
03
Carrie
3:50
04
If I Lost You
4:13
05
Speaking Japanese
3:06
06
Mercy
4:24
07
Wait for Me
5:50
08
Fading Listening
3:26
09
The Sun
3:15
10
E V A Y
5:20
11
Take Me Back to Where I Was
3:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The soaring synth hook of Waiting Alone that feels like a physical release of four years of tension.
The delicate, breathy vocal hand-offs between Carah Faye and Chad Petree during the bridge of If I Lost You.
The unexpected, driving guitar crunch that anchors the otherwise ethereal textures of Somewhere to Hide.
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