Toyah
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
Review by Gary Hill
This band bore the name of its lead singer Toyah Willcox. She has come to renewed prominence, and probably for many of those of us in the states first time attention these days driven by the videos she and her husband Robert Fripp did during the Covid lockdowns and beyond. This band was considered new wave music, but honestly, there is plenty of art rock along space rock and even some pure prog here. That feeds into my decision to put this under prog, as does her Fripp association now. This is an intriguing live set, and this new edition includes a bonus DVD documentary that features interview segments, music videos and love concert footage. I think this would make a great introduction to this artist and is sure to be worth having for long-time fans, too. Three of the four bonus tracks on the CD are previously unreleased, lending some real value to those who were already fans.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2022 Volume 4. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2022.
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