Shiny Toy Guns is an American rock band that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They released their first studio album We Are Pilots in 2006,[1] after recording it two previous times. It featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart.[2][3] We Are Pilots was nominated for a Grammy Award.[4] Their second album Season of Poison was released in 2008[5] and featured two singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart.[6][7] Shiny Toy Guns gained popularity in California and on the internet through networking on their MySpace page. In January 2005, they released their first album We Are Pilots through the record company Stormwest International.[citation needed] That summer they toured the United States in support of their album. We Are Pilots was re-recorded and re-released with a revised track list through record company SideCho in November 2005.[9] The band signed with Universal Records in June 2006 and released a third, final version of We Are Pilots on October 17, 2006.[10] [Read more about Shiny Toy Guns at FanPal.]