What's all the fuss about Toy Car? Listen to 'Reason' and find out...

Liverpool alt-rock four-piece Toy Car return with Reason, a brooding, tension-fuelled new single that balances atmospheric restraint with explosive, guitar-led intensity. OUT NOW via Tri-Tone, the track finds the band embracing a sound altogether heavier, moving between spacey voids of suspense and contrasting rushes of squally guitars, driven by a burning vocal delivery.

Since emerging from Merseyside’s vibrant live scene, Toy Car have steadily built a reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting emerging alternative acts, helped by electrifying appearances at Y Not Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival, national radio support and a notable feature on hit domestic television series Made in Chelsea.

Following the release of their debut album, Cream, in 2025, the four-piece have built in confidence and lead from the front when it comes to emotionally exposed alternative guitar music. Reason thrives on its shifting dynamics, working with the same energy of the new wave of intense, emotive guitar music spearheaded by youth music icons such as Wunderhorse and KEO. 

Also digging back in time to the bedroom-meets-stadium sonics of Pearl Jam, Toy Car become emergent masters of distorted euphoria with Reason accumulating stacks of deep emotion before releasing it in amplified waves. The single is just the second release from the band in 2026 after they released a blast from a nineties past with the melodic college rock hit of April back in May.

Reason is performed by Toy Car, featuring Shaun Hough (vocals, guitar, synth), Sam Cooke (guitar, backing vocals), Mike Price (bass guitar) and Jamie Alsamarraie (drums).