One of the better artists in the rising “chillwave” scene. Toro Y Moi is the solo project of The Heist and the Accomplice‘s Chaz Bundick. His debut record Causers of This is full of catchy synths & drum machines and reverb-soaked vocals. He’s currently on tour with The Ruby Suns.
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RIYL: Washed Out, Small Black, Neon Indian, Active Child
Within and Without by Washed Out I was sort of over Washed Out for a while, after the “chillwave” genre got over-saturated and everyone was
Summer Blood by Work Drugs Work Drugs is a self-described “sedative-wave / smooth-fi band from Philadelphia, PA.” They just released a new EP, well….technically 2
Neon Indian released this great cover of this T. Rex classic back in mid-December. It stays true to the original, while still giving it that
Moon Children EP by Palmbomen Palmbomen is Kai Hugo from Amsterdam. He bears a striking resemblance to Ariel Pink. He makes synth-heavy downtempo pop songs.
In the Water by Beat Connection Seattle’s Beat Connection released their Surf Noir EP last month. The EP is 8 tracks of summery lo-fi pop
From Toro Y Moi‘s 2008 debut My Touch. A short, high-energy instrumental that is quite different than the more recent stuff he’s been putting out.
