We Are Pilots

We Are Pilots
Studio album by
Shiny Toy Guns
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreNew wave, electroclash, indie rock, post-punk revival
Length44:19
LabelUniversal Motown (US)
Mercury (UK)
ProducerJeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Mark Saunders
Shiny Toy Guns chronology
We Are Pilots
(2006) 		Season of Poison
(2008)
Singles from We Are Pilots
  1. "Le Disko"
    Released: August 7, 2006
  2. "You Are the One"
    Released: April 23, 2007
  3. "Rainy Monday"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]

We Are Pilots is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United States[3] and Mercury Records in the United Kingdom, with liner notes of the album referring to it as "version 3.0". Production, recording, and writing dates back as far as the early 2000s, with several songs being written during founding members Gregori Chad Petree and Jeremy Dawson's previous project, Dangerous Insects.[4] Musically, We Are Pilots primarily uses influences of both rock music and electronic music, including elements of alternative rock, indie rock, pop, electropop, post-punk revival and disco, with the band receiving comparisons to The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.[5]

We Are Pilots received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some complimenting its "refreshing" and "retro" sound whilst others criticized it as "lifeless" and "unoriginal".[5][6] It topped the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart whilst also reaching number 90 on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.[7] The album spawned three singles: "Le Disko", "You Are the One" and "Rainy Monday", all of which peaked within the Alternative Songs chart.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blender review Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ MacNeil, Jason. "Shiny Toy Guns: We Are Pilots Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Dangerous Insects Myspace". Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ^ a b Jason MacNeil (2006-10-17). "We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  6. ^ "Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. ^ "50th Grammy Nominees Announced". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-06.