Were you an 80’s hair band fan? Do you love the music of Rock of Ages? Then we have the band for you. TnT is a new indie rock band that is composed of Joy Tolbert on lead vocals and Tim Toz on electric guitar, and man, do these cats know how to rock!
They have just released their debut single “Pieces,” which is available on iTunes, or you can stream it on Apple Music.
Even though these two musicians come from the world of 24 track reel to reel recordings, huge studios, leather and lace, CBGB’s and the Village Voice being a musician’s bible, fate brought them together through the miracle of the internet. They found each other through SoundCloud, embracing the digitally streaming music that they individually made and uploaded. It didn’t take long before the pair realized that they could make music together, even though they were 150 miles apart.
Tolbert heard one of Toz’s instrumental songs and wanted to put a melody and words to it. Says Tolbert, “Tim was okay with the idea, but I could tell that he wasn’t sure what might come out of this.” When she sent the tune back to him with her ideas, he was happily surprised, and “Life Rolls By” was created, the first song of many songs that they have collaborated on.
Working apart for the first 18 months, the team did not actually meet until they had written about 12 songs together. “Working at a distance has its advantages and disadvantages,” says Tolbert. “Tim worked out the arrangements, playing all the instruments, and I recorded scratch vocals on my iPhone to work out the parts.”
“(It) seems simple enough,” Toz says, “but there’s a good amount of volley back and forth to get to the final versions.” The team knew that ultimately they would need to come together to record the real vocals. “I kept thinking I would just get some remote recording rig to take up to Joy’s place. But the reality was I had a rig I could take now. So that’s what we did.”
If “Pieces” is any indication, we would say the process is working just fine for TnT. We can hardly wait for the release of their debut album. In the meantime, check out their Facebook page and listen to them on iTunes and Apple Music. We highly recommend you add them to your favorites.