Three members of Toy used to be in Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong – a band who were propelled so quickly from obscurity to the cover of the NME and then back to obscurity that they didn't actually get round to releasing their debut album. But don't let that put you off: Toy are a much better proposition. Out go the weedy indie and chiselled cheekbones and in come tinges of psychedelia and krautrock, mixed with so much hair that the video at times resembles a 1970s shampoo advert, each band member keen to show off that perfect sheen. With just one double A-side single to their name – last year's excellent Left Myself Behind/Clock Chime – the band have already toured with like-minded bands such as S.C.U.M and the Horrors, obviously finding a kinship in their love of black clothes and 80s indebted goth-tinged post-punk. The aptly-titled Motoring is their second single and sounds a lot like something from the Horrors' second album Primary Colours, all spidery basslines, metronome-sharp drums and slithers of synth mixing with singer Tom Dougall's blank vocals. For the video – premiered here exclusively – the five-piece perform in front of a black screen as various effects and filters create blurred and multiple shots of the band.
Motoring is released on Heavenly Records on 16 April
