Toro Y Moi- Causers Of This

Maybe I've been a little harsh on the chillwave scene in the past, but thanks to this album by Toro Y Moi, I'll eat my words. First let me say In my defense I wasn't really hating on the chillwave scene as much as I was on Neon Indian, so let my try to clear the air right now. Ok, Neon Indian's album Psychic Chasms left a bad taste in my mouth after the first listen. The reason for the bad taste was because of the endless amounts of reviews about how amazing and original Psychic Chasms was. That left me thinking that Psychic Chasms would change my life and bring me some sort of spiritual enlightenment, but like an eager child on Christmas morning expecting a laser wielding robot that plays the song "The Final Countdown" every time it attacks your loser friends.... well lets just say I was let down. But that was then and I haven't given up on Neon Indian, and now I've grown to like his album. Even though It hasn't changed my life, its a nice little lo-fi electronic album. and I'm looking forward to seeing his live set at Bonnaroo. I hope that "clears the air" somewhat. Allright, on to Toro Y Moi.

Now then, "Blessa" and "Freak Love" have been constantly playing on my ipod lately, and for good reason. These are some very solid songs, and a consistently great album. If your familiar with Neon Indian and Washed Out then you will know that their albums are kinda lo-fi, especially Neon Indian, which is something that I enjoy but at certain times I hate the fuzz and feedback that goes with it, but Toro Y Moi doesn't have that lo-fi sound and that makes the album very smooth. The reason I like Causers of This so much is because of how clean and complete it sounds. There aren't any tracks on the album that I feel like I have to skip, but I admit that I sometimes do just so I can get to "Freak Love". I don't know why, but that song has me in its grips right now. So if you haven't gotten around to getting this album, then I urge you to give a try. And if your still unsure about this whole chillwave thing like I once was then give "Freak Love" a listen and hopefully you'll be a changed soul.

Toro Y Moi- Freak Love