4. Toro Y Moi – ‘Empty Nesters’
A psychedelic rock intro to this new album?
Chaz Bundick spent last year working his dance muscles on the excellent Les Sins project which culminated in the album Michael (‘Bother’ was a tune of the year).
For 2015, Bundick’s attention returns to his roots, his Toro Y Moi project for which he will release his fourth album What For? on Car Park on April 6th. Having run through chillwave, electro, psychedelia and hazy R&B beats, ‘Empty Nesters’ is much more guitar-driven than we’re used to with a chorus that speaks of being “smothered and covered by my high school dreams”. It’s not a million miles away from a Beck track.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
