aaamusic | On 26, Nov 2010

TORO Y MOI announces sophomore album, Underneath The Pine due for release
21st February 2011 on Carpark.

“With womb-like keys and surf pop harmonising, you half expect Panda Bear to
drop by at any minute but it’s not merely an Animal Collective love in; a
love of the rap production deity J Dillaz is evident while the heavily
filtered swooshing house sounds is symptonmatic of Daft Punkitis” MOJO

“Stylishly soporific, the glo-fi pioneer’s debut album is a blissed-out
masterpiece” NME

“a groundbreaking collection of dreamy electronic hypnagogic pop…” THE
TIMES

“A dizzying lovely ride on a vapour trail of psychedlic pop, alt.hip hop,
French filtered house, whacked-out glitch and digital FX” TIME OUT

Just a few things said about the debut album from Columbia, South Carolina’s
Chaz Bundick (aka Toro Y Moi). And now it’s time for round 2.
Chaz rose to the fore of the music blogosphere in summer 2009 when he and a
few peers made their hazy bedroom recordings the most talked-about sound of
the season which has later become, arguably one of the defining genres of
2010. Across the board fans and critics alike have taken notice of the range
of his compositions, and his debut album, Causers of This, showcased his
ability to make elements of Brian Wilson’s pop, 80s R&B, and Stone’s Throw
hip hop coalesce into a distinct sound that’s as suitable for a dancefloor
as it is a pair of headphones.

When Chaz first signed to Carpark Records, the plan was to release two
records in 2010 – one electronic and one with live instrumentation – and
although it didn’t quite fit into the same calendar year as his debut,
Underneath the Pine is that latter offering. This release sees him following
the same creative urges to completely different ends. Having spent the year
listening to film composers like Ennio Morricone and François de Roubaix,
Bundick returned to his home in Columbia, the birthplace of many Toro tracks
of yore, to bring his new ideas to fruition. The result of these sessions is
an album evocative of R.
Stevie Moore’s homespun ruminations, David Axelrod’s sonic scope, Steve
Reich-ian piano phrasing, and the pervasive funk of his first record.
Underneath the Pine announces a new phase for an artist whose talent defies
classification.

Underneath The Pine Tracklist…

1. Intro/Chi Chi
2. New Beat
3. Go with You
4. Divina
5. Before I’m Done
6. Got Blinded
7. How I Know
8. Light Black
9. Still Sound
10. Good Hold
11. Elise

Oh and be sure to check out Toro Y Moi’s recent Daytrotter Session:
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/toro-y-moi-concert/20031389-51558.html