Season of Poison

Season of Poison
Studio album by Shiny Toy Guns
Released November 4, 2008 (U.S.)
Recorded 2008
Genre Alternative rock, electropop, post-hardcore, alternative dance, industrial rock
Length 45.00
Label Universal Motown (U.S.)
Producer Chad Petree, Jeremy Dawson
Shiny Toy Guns chronology
We Are Pilots
(2006)
Season of Poison
(2008)
Girls Le Disko
(2009)
Singles from Season Of Poison
  1. "Ricochet!"
    Released: 2 September 2008
  2. "Ghost Town"
    Released: January 30, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
Stereokill[4]

Season of Poison is the second studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on November 4, 2008 through Universal Motown Records Group. It peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week. The album introduced the band's 3rd female vocalist, Sisely Treasure.[5] The album featured two singles: "Ricochet!" and "Ghost Town".

Season of Poison generated far less hype than We Are Pilots and failed to sell well, resulting in a low sales count of 60,000 copies. In 2009, Jeremy Dawson admitted via Shiny Toy Guns' official website that while he believes Season of Poison is a great album, it was indeed too different too soon, and promised a return to their electronic roots for the band's third album.

Track listing

  1. "When Did This Storm Begin" (featuring Binary Finary) (Jeremy Dawson, Matthew Laws, Chad Petree) – 4:10
  2. "Money for That" (Dawson, Petree, Tim Kelly) – 3:23
  3. "I Owe You a Love Song" (Dawson, Petree, Stephen Petree) – 3:44
  4. "Ghost Town" (Dawson, Petree, Sisely Treasure) – 3:43
  5. "It Became a Lie on You" (Petree, S. Petree) – 4:28
  6. "Ricochet!" (Dawson, Petree, Treasure) – 2:39
  7. "Season of Love" (Petree, James Auringer) – 3:06
  8. "Poison" (Dawson) – 8:14
  9. "Blown Away" (Petree, John Schwandt) – 3:37
  10. "Turned to Real Life" (Dawson) – 3:44
  11. "Frozen Oceans" (Dawson, Petree) – 4:46

Bonus Tracks, Special Editions and B-sides

Charts

Album

Chart (2008) Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 47
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[8] 13
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[8] 47
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[8] 10

Singles

Year Song Alternative Songs
2008 "Ricochet!"[9] 17
2009 "Ghost Town"[10] 26

Personnel

References

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