Anyone familiar with the music of Chaz Bundick (Toro y Moi) is also familiar with his eclectic range and genre traversing. 2013’s Anything In Return demonstrated a departure from previous Toro material, ushering in an electronic, pop-centric palette. Last years’ Les Sins Michael LP stretched those sounds even further, charting into house territory. This year’s What For? largely […]
The Capitol Hill Block Party 2015 lineup was announced this morning, with headliners of Ratatat, TV on the Radio, The Kills, Toro y Moi, Built to Spill, and Jamie XX. The three day Seattle festival takes place July 24-26 and also includes Wye Oak, Shabazz Palaces, Deafheaven, Shannon & the Clams, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal […]
Earlier this summer, Chaz Bundick announced a new album for his project Les Sins. Bundick, the Toro y Moi mastermind, will release the Michael LP on November 4. If the first album track “Bother” was any indication, Michael is gonna be a banger. Chaz enlisted fellow East Bay musician Nate Salman for the vocals on another album track. Nate […]
Toro y Moi’s 2013 album Anything In Return still stands as one of my favorites of the year. And I’d also argue Chaz Bundick’s side project Les Sins also crafted one of the year’s best grooves with “Grind“. So it comes as excellent news that Les Sins has a new full length coming down the pipe. Michael, tracklist […]
Chaz Bundick of Toro y Moi had a busy 2013 and is not letting up the gas as 2014 arrives. He teamed up with Chromeo for a new funk track called “Come Alive”. Sounds like Chromeo handled most of the productions, but Chaz lends his voice. No official word, but “Come Alive” may be on […]