Toy
by Yello
  • Record Label: Polydor
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2016
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Mixmag
    Sep 30, 2016
    80
    Maier’s urbane persona is as funny, funky and disquieting as ever, and this album is a righteously fresh addition to their catalogue.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 28, 2016
    80
    It's easily their best work. [Nov 2016, p.94]
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  3. Uncut
    Sep 28, 2016
    80
    Surreal humour, suave style and deluxe Europop make for a potent comeback. [Nov 2016, p.40]
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  5. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 28, 2016
    80
    Bookended by “Frau Tomium”, a bleep-tastic tribute to electronic pioneer Oskar Sala, Toy could have come from any time in Yello’s career, so resilient are their tropes.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Sep 28, 2016
    75
    It all results in their strongest album for over two decades.
  7. musicOMH.com
    Oct 11, 2016
    70
    This latest Toy of theirs is a lot of fun, even if it could have been better still had Meier had been given a bigger part.
  8. AllMusic
    Oct 7, 2016
    70
    Toy doesn't sound especially innovative, but it certainly demonstrates that Yello haven't been resting on their laurels, and at its best, the album applies new thinking in electronic pop with the melodic and production approaches that have always been part of Yello's music, for a set that's fresh but unmistakably their work.

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. interference
    Oct 11, 2016
    9
    What an excellent album. Entertaining from start to finish.
    Undoubtedly best in its genre this year. Outdoing Pet Shop Boys with ease.
    Not    What an excellent album. Entertaining from start to finish.
    Undoubtedly best in its genre this year. Outdoing Pet Shop Boys with ease.
    Not getting the rates it deserves.    … Full Review »
  2. tonyobregon
    Nov 4, 2016
    10
    I'm blown away at how fresh and modern this album feels while still maintaining Yello's coveted and beloved musical style. I hear bits andI'm blown away at how fresh and modern this album feels while still maintaining Yello's coveted and beloved musical style. I hear bits and pieces from all of their previous albums on it and it makes me very happy. Not crazy about the album cover as it doesn't convey the mood of the songs but standout tracks for me are 30,000 Days, Electrified, Starlight Scene and Blue Biscuit.… Full Review »
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