Shiny Toy Guns Play on Conan O’Brien

Another great talk show performance by the Shiny Toy Guns… But is it just me, or does anybody else hate the audio mixing on these talk shows? You never really notice it when it is just some random band: but when you know the song, and you love the band, it really stands out. Watching a band play on a major late night talk show is like listening to an accapella track with some muted instrumentation behind it. They had Jeremy’s synth turned down to low and Mikey’s drums sounded like small, muted, mid-range “bups.” But I could still hear it all, and I liked some of the improvisational stuff coming from Chad and Jeremy.

A big shout out to Benjy Russell, who is responsible for the cover photograph and concepting. Also, I want to thank Jeremy, Jim and the band for giving me the opportunity to design such a successful album.