Toh Kay announces ‘Streetlight Lullabies’

Posted by brittany on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM (EDT)

Toh Kay, the side project from Streetlight Manifesto's Tomas Kalnoky, has announced the details for his upcoming full-length. The record will be titled Streetlight Lullabies and is due for a November 22nd release on Pentimento Music Company. The album features acoustic versions of ten Streetlight Manifesto songs.

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apocalidiot (October 19, 2011)

I love Tomas Kalnoky as much as the next dude (lols), but I'm sick of seeing him not use his awesome song writing ability by doing covers over for the past couple of years. oh well

sailin_on (October 19, 2011)

When I last saw Streetlight, he said they were working on a new album

Jetblack (October 19, 2011)

I think it may be on the way, this is his solo project

cheesecakemafia (October 19, 2011)

I'm pretty sure every time I've ever seen them they say they're working on new material and they won't be back until they finish it. Then, 4 years later, SitB came out.

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

this is irrelevant, but i've been getting annoyed when that old defense mechanism comes up where someone says something like, "Well, if you don't like them/it then don't listen to it." or, "Why are you bashing music that other people love? Don't you have anything better to do?" aaaannnndddd "Yeah, it's not that great, but it's better than most."

oh, and "If you don't like it, why did you listen/click on it?"

ha ha man...people need to come up with a better reaction than those used up phrases. it's becoming more annoying than the trolls...

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

Well if you don't like what they're saying, then don't read it. I mean, why are you bashing posts that other people make? Yeah, they're not that great, but they're better than what most people write.

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

Hey, if you don't like what i wrote, then don't respond to it. Why are you spending time reacting to it anyway? If you don't agree, then stop writing.

apocalidiot (October 19, 2011)

this is so meta

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

etc.

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

I mean, Go back to reading Nickelback and Coldplay tweets.

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

"there's nothing wrong with this album. sure it's not original, but if originality is your thing - why the fuck are you here?"

"i dunno about screamo, but they sure as hell aren't pop-punk. i think they're cool, but i can see that people might not like them. if you're gonna criticise them though, i'd say maybe they're a bit nu-emo rather than pop-punk..."

"I've noticed lately a lot of former emo kids are now making fun of emo. I knew this day would come and I'm relishing the moment very much, but GOD DAMN dont people get tired of liking something, hating it, than repeating the process over and over for years? Anyways I never heard the music on this album but the cover art is cool"

"You wouldn't know good art if it slid into a CD case and stared you in the face. Which it did. Maybe it doesn't appeal to you personally, but it's extremely well-done and graphically it works perfectly. Really, I'm not one to criticize someone else's tastes in art, but to say that sucks is completely fucking ignorant. Until you gain some credentials in art criticism, stick with the music.

And for the record, there's no fucking way this deserves a 1. It's not great, but for god's sake, a 1?"

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

"Yeah, but you like *random band from offender's punknews profile* so what do you know?"

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

lol

"ALL OF U FUCKERS WHO COMMENT ON *band* LIKE THAT GET A FUCKING LIFE! Some people have different taste in bands, and to me, *band* is the best fucking band in the world...But thats just me.
If u dont like that...fuck off and comment on albums u DO like rather than comment on albums u hate...if u hate it, WHY LOOK AND COMMENT ON IT? And *band* HAVE saved peoples lives, because to some people, MUSIC MATTERZ! *lead singer* puts in lyrics that MATTER, AND SINGS IT WITH PASSION! AND IF U DONT LIKE THE GUITARS, DONT GO ON A PUNK ALBUM WEBSITE U NUMPTIES!

MEMBERS OF THE MCRmy,

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

MEMBERS OF THE MCRmy, DONT TAKE WORTHLESS SHIT FROM PEOPLE LIKE THEM...JUST BECAUSE THEY DONT LIKE THE BAND, IT DOESNT MEAN THEY CAN TELL SUICIDAL PEOPLE TO HANG THEMSELVES IN A GARAGE.

I am proud to be a fan of *band* because they stand for something. people who dont appreciate that...thats fine...but dont go and write stupid shit on the comment wall for the fans to see.

damnitsderek (October 19, 2011)

Christ. You guys sound like the kids defending Brokencyde. Well done.

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

why so serious...

"if you don't like our conversation you don't have to post on it. Blah blah, silversteign, MCRmy blah blah. Go listen to your leatherface albums while us true brokencyde fans do blah blah blah..."

lol

allfornot (October 19, 2011)

Why do shitty bands always refer to their fans as "---army" MCRmy. BVB Army.

eatdogs (October 19, 2011)

because it means so much to them to have that little inside quirky title for themselves???

bastard_squad (October 19, 2011)

Jody Foster's Army!

mclz (October 19, 2011)

A few years back he did some acoustic songs for AltPress which sounded amazing.

bastard_squad (October 19, 2011)

So this dude just keeps making new bands to cover his old bands? That's pretty shitty.

mattramone (October 19, 2011)

I wonder if he's just waiting out the end of their shitty Victory contract.

bastard_squad (October 19, 2011)

No sympathy for anybody that's abused after signing to Victory. It's like marrying a known wife-beater.

cheesecakemafia (October 19, 2011)

"The record will be titled Streetlight Lullabies and is due for a November 22nd release on Pentimento Music Company"

It'd be nice if it was that simple.

theflashingmango (October 19, 2011)

It's actually bringing music back to its early days, where songs were altered and interpreted by many "bands". I think it's cool that he is reinterpreting songs if there is significant interpretation.

bastard_squad (October 19, 2011)

This isn't 'many bands'. This is the same dude selling you the same songs over and over. Just like the Dashboard Confessional dude.

Heathbar (October 19, 2011)

But waaaaaay hotter. Like OMG.

Steeves88 (October 19, 2011)

Or, you know, you could just finish the new Streetlight album already.

sketchyjoe (October 19, 2011)

That's November 22nd 2014.

NobleStabbings (October 19, 2011)

I love Streetlight, but they're almost as bad as putting out original content as Reel Big Fish. No wonder they tour together so often.

Heathbar (October 19, 2011)

Skacore doesn't just write itself!

xaviersinclair (October 19, 2011)

it's no 'the color fred' but Toh Kay is a PRETTY bad band name in its own right.

Dante3000 (rich) (October 19, 2011)

The name sounds pretty Dor Kay, if you ask me.

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

okie toh kay

mattramone (October 19, 2011)

Don Tay

dlangl4 (October 19, 2011)

Don Key

Thegimper (October 19, 2011)

I, for one, will happily pay to hear these songs in a slightly different variation for the umpteenth time.

bastard_squad (October 19, 2011)

You're singlehandedly putting this dude and all the reel big fish dudes kids through college.
'need another full tank of gas? Remit 'sell out' and sell it to gimper, that motherfucker will buy anything.

timorous_me (October 19, 2011)

Amazon has samples of the whole album up: http://www.amazon.com/Streetlight-Lullabies-Toh-Kay/dp/B005R2S0FI /ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1319042297&sr=8-3

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

Without clicking on or reading the link, I thought this was going to be a link to Keasbey Nights (SM version). I would have given it 8/10.

TheMike (October 19, 2011)

I love that cover art, however.

skankinfrank (October 19, 2011)

Moms and punk kids agree: Acoustic Streetlight is A-o-Kay!

austinatx (October 19, 2011)

I saw Tomas play solo at the Arthouse in Melbourne, and he's unable to go through a whole song without fucking up, stopping, and restarting. That said, his fingerstyle acoustic playing is reasonably pleasing to the ears.

killtaker (October 19, 2011)

I feel that this guy wastes a lot of time on these goofy projects.

dX927 (October 19, 2011)

oh, i get it, this is part 2 of that 99 songs thing.

HurryUpAlreadyStreetlight (October 19, 2011)

I thought that Streetlight Manifesto was the best thing to happen to Ska music since...whatever previous reference you feel like putting in there. But this was a real slap in the face. I've gone to too many of their concerts, bought too much of their merch, and physically bought too many filler CD's to be told "Oh hey guys! We're getting around to that new CD finally after four years...we'll let you know the release date in a year or so...but in the mean time, here's the same songs all over again, but with less instruments!" To top it off, their Facebook has fans orgasming over this news! I get to buy Dear Sergio FOUR times!? I LOVE YOU TOMAS! Ugh. I'm sure when Streetlight's Chinese Democracy eventually comes out I'll love it, but until than, fuck this.

r3vengetherapy (October 19, 2011)

God, now even the ska band vocalists are doing the solo acoustic trend. This needs to stop. Because it's boring.

karliscool (October 19, 2011)

uhhh he's been doing this for a while

ianissuperrad (October 19, 2011)

I actually really enjoy hearing the horn melodies arranged for solo guitar. I find that kind of shit really interesting.

mrlex (October 20, 2011)

So this will be the forth version of Dear Sergio he has released?