Congrats to Toyah and, her new studio album, Posh Pop. As of right now at Amazon UK the album’s release formats hold the top four positions in their Pop Rock Best Sellers and the top three on the Dance Pop Best Sellers. It is also at positions 3, 4 and 31 in the Rock Best Sellers, and number 7, 8 and 11 in CDs & Vinyl Best Sellers. Astounding stats!
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Toyah is back with Levitate, the lead single from her first studio album in 13 years.
The ‘80s icon will release her 16th LP ‘Posh Pop’ on August 27, featuring 10 brand new tunes produced by the star, alongside Simon Darlow and her husband, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp.
Of the track, available now on digital platform, she tells NME: “It was the second song Simon and I wrote for the album. I went into the studio with a few chords and started singing a song which was very thrashy and punky and that slowly evolved over two weeks. Levitate was something I wanted to connect to people who are educating their children at home in a two-bedroom flat.”
• Continue reading at Retro Pop.
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• Official Toyah: Pre-Order “Posh Pop” New Studio Album – Following the acclaim of the recent reissues of her early, groundbreaking albums, on Friday 27 August 2021 Demon Music Group will release the new album Posh Pop by British female music icon, Toyah.
Available on CD, 180g ‘Space Grey’-coloured vinyl, digital download and deluxe CD+DVD featuring a video album. LP and CD Editions including an exclusive signed print by Toyah are also available – Continue reading…
• Super Deluxe Edition: Toyah / New studio album, Posh Pop – New studio album. Signed vinyl and CD: Toyah Willcox will release a new studio album, Posh Pop, in August and fans can secure signed editions of both vinyl and CD formats.
Written and recorded with her longterm writing partner Simon Darlow (he co-wrote Grace Jones’ Slave to the Rhythm!), the album is described as being “a strong collection of infectious and affirmative pop songs”. Tracks include ‘Summer of Love’, ‘Space Dance’, ‘Levitate’ and ‘Take Me Home’ – Continue reading…
• Retro Pop: Toyah is back with 16th album ‘Posh Pop’ – The ’80s icon will release her first album of original material since 2008 on August 27 – Continue reading…
• Posh Pop: More News – Lots more new album news coming soon!
Toyah Willcox shares new single ‘Levitate’ – and talks “magical” new album ‘Posh Pop’
Get the lowdown on her Sunday Lunch session-inspired new record
Toyah Willcox has shared a new single ‘Levitate’, the first taster of her forthcoming solo album, ‘Posh Pop’. Check out the video below along with our exclusive interview with the singer.
Her first album of new material since 2008’s ‘In The Court Of The Crimson Queen’, ‘Posh Pop’ was made with Simon Darlow, following on from his work as co-writer and a producer of her aforementioned previous album, and features guitar lines from her husband, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp – with whom Willcox has become known for Sunday Lunch video series, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more.
• Continue reading at the NME.
Toyah introduces the announcement of new studio album “Posh Pop” out 27 August 2021. The album is available on CD, space grey-coloured 180g vinyl, digital download and deluxe CD+DVD including a video album with a video for each of the 10 songs. Pre-order now!
The cover art for Toyah’s new single, Levitate. The first track to be taken from Posh Pop.
Toyah takes to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre stage live to recreate her biggest hit singles and showcase her latest album songs in a socially distanced performance on Friday, July 2.
Spokeswoman Sharon Thompson said: “If you don’t remember Toyah from the 80s music chart you’ll likely to know her from her varied acting career, as Monkey in cult film Quadrophenia or more recently in the Lies We Tell or Extremis. If you are a YouTube follower you may even be keeping track of her Lockdown video series, still being broadcast weekly.
For 42 years Toyah has taken to the stage like no other. Her numerous awards and nominations for singing, writing and acting include an honorary doctorate from the University of Central England in Birmingham (2001), a star on the King’s Heath Walk of Fame and a star on Birmingham’s Broad Street Walk of Stars. In 2018 Paul McCartney awarded Toyah a LIPA Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Companionship for outstanding achievement in music, drama, performance and media.
• Continue reading at the Eastbourne Herald.
Welcome to Posh Pop Day. Expect lots of news over the next few days. Visit Toyah at Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for numerous Posh Pop updates and links to press. Details on how to pre-order the new album (released on Friday 27th August), tracklist, artwork and previews of new songs can be browsed at toyahwillcox.com by clicking below.
Feeling a bit punk rock? Head over to B:Music’s Spotify to hear Toyah’s playlist curated exclusively for their followers.
Toyah’s Punk Playlist
Kings Heath musician Toyah has amassed 13 top 40 singles, recorded 25 albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays, acted in more than 20 feature films and presented hundreds of television programmes.
The playlist includes music by: Toyah, X-Ray Spex, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Patti Smith, Ramones, Public Image Ltd, The Stranglers and more!
• Listen to Toyah’s Punk Playlist at Spotify.
Several cast members from Quadrophenia, including Toyah, are set to reunite in new film To Be Someone this summer. In selected cinemas 9th July. See the new trailer below.
The upcoming film, telling “a thrilling tale of mods, music and organised crime”, will see actors from the 1979 classic, which was a love letter to The Who, reunite on the big screen in a continuation of a celebration of British mod culture.
Toyah: “Today I played guitar on film for the first time in my life and loved it xxx” (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
Press coverage for this week’s Sunday Lunch with Toyah and Robert (and Sidney Jake)!! (Images © Toyah Willcox)
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp knock out “Eye Of The Tiger” – Continue reading…
• NME: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Survivor’s ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ – They’ve also shared a special Father’s Day bonus video that sees the pair “rock out with Burning Guitars” – Continue reading…
• Louder: Toyah dons boxing gloves for Sunday lunch romp through Eye Of The Tiger with Robert Fripp – Toyah Willcox, Robert Fripp and mystery guitarist Sidney Jake prove they’re ready to rumble with frenzied cover of Survivor’s Eye Of The Tiger – Continue reading…
• Guitar.com: Robert Fripp and Toyah are “Ready To Rumble” with cover of Eeye Of The Tiger by Survivor – Featuring Toyah in boxing gloves in a nod to Rocky III – Continue reading…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox Cover Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” + Father’s Day Surprise – Continue reading…
• The Brag Media: Robert Fripp and Toyah rip through Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’ – King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox have channeled the spirit of Sylvester Stallone with a cover of Survivor’s ‘Eye of The Tiger’ – Continue reading…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend!: Toyah and Robert’s Sunday Lunch, with Sidney Jake – Eye Of The Tiger… – Continue reading…
• Sidney Jake: Something for the weekend guys??? Ok – another behind the scenes video for Sunday Lunch!!! – Click the link for an “alternative” view of this week’s episode – Continue watching…
Toyah & Robert rock out with Burning Guitars for Father’s Day 2021.
Toyah begins the Posh Pop Tour on 2nd September 2021 at Banbury Mill Arts Centre.
Performing songs from the new album Posh Pop plus Toyah hits and classics with her electro/acoustic band
29 UK dates have been announced in total, straddling the later months of 2021 and early months of 2022.
The tour dates are accompanied by a great new Posh Pop image of Toyah.
Other dates include: London’s The Half Moon Putney, Elland The Meeting Room, Horsham The REC Rooms, Worcester Huntingdon Hall, Bury The MET, Sheffield The Greystones, Sudbury Quay Theatre, Ilminster The Flying Fish, Barnsley Old School House, Hastings St Mary’s In The Castle and Haywards Heath Trading Boundaries.
See a larger version of the Posh Pop Tour flyer at Twitter.
• Visit toyahwillcox.com for the full schedule, plus all of Toyah’s other confirmed live dates for the coming months and into 2022.
Woo Fest Music Festival takes place tomorrow – in a virtual format.
Toyah is one of the headliners of the event. Also playing are Sophie Ellis Bextor, Nigel Clark (of Dodgy), Grant Nicholas (of Feeder), Andy Bennett (of Ocean Colour Scene).
As well as Danyl Johnson, Matt Woosey, Deborah Rose, The Cugins, Drifta, Chewie, Junction 7, The Secret Cabaret, Nick Parker and the False Alarms, Chimp on a Bike, BibleCode Sundays, Loose Lips, Mackenzie Phipps, The Belle Adventure, Erica Jean, Wet Desert, The Flames and many others.
This year Woo Fest is a free-to-view online music festival in aid of The St Richard’s Hospice.
Woo Fest Virtual 2021 begins at 2pm and continues right through the day and evening until 10.30pm.
• Visit the Woo Fest website for further info and the complete line up playing tomorrow. NB. Toyah also played last year’s Virtual Woo Fest too.
Press coverage for this week’s Sunday Lunch with Toyah and Robert (and Sidney Jake)!! (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Eurythmic’s “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” – Continue reading…
• NME: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ – Things get a little blurry for this week’s kitchen cover – Continue reading…
• Guitar.com: Robert Fripp and Toyah share video cover of Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics – The Kitchen Trio take on the 1983 synth-pop classic with electric guitars – Continue reading…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox Cover “Sweet Dreams” – Continue reading…
• Metal Injection: Toyah Willcox & King Crimson’s Robert Fripp Cover “Sweet Dreams” – Continue reading…
• Consequence: Robert Fripp and a Pixelated Toyah Cover Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams”: Watch – The latest “Sunday Lunch” performance from the rock couple is apparently a bit risqué — by YouTube’s standards – Continue reading…
• Republic World: Robert Fripp & Toyah Surprise Fans With The Cover Of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’; Watch – Robert Fripp and Toyah have returned with the latest episode of their Sunday Lunch series, this time covering Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams – Continue reading…
• The Brag Media: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ – Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox have continued their Sunday Lunch series with a cover of Eurythmics’ signature hit ‘Sweet Dreams’ – Continue reading…
• JamBase: Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox Cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ – Continue reading…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend!: Toyah At Home, Agony Aunts, Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch with Sidney Shake – Sweet Dreams… – Continue reading…
• Sidney Jake: In case you missed it – this was a LOT of fun!!! – Click the link for an “alternative” view of this week’s episode – Continue watching…
Toyah Willcox has a message for you about Failure to Fracture. Her husband, Robert Fripp, makes an appearance.
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Celebrity Catchphrase: ITV2: Saturday 26th June: 12.35pm
Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the classic game show, with Nicola Coughlan, Stephen Mangan and Toyah Willcox all trying to say what they see as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen charity.
