{"id":33959,"date":"2015-04-22T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T19:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=33959"},"modified":"2015-09-02T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:47:19","slug":"toro-y-moi-what-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2015\/04\/22\/toro-y-moi-what-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Toro Y Moi: What For?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"toro_y_moi_cover\"Are you ready from some lush nostalgic psychedelic 70s funk? Of course you are. Toro Y Moi delivers a groovy album perfect for spring and summer cruisin\u2019.<\/p>\n

The album starts out with scream of engines revving in the energetic \u201cWhat You Want\u201d. The funk starts in track two \u201cBuffalo\u201d. The synth, bass and rhythmic delivery of lyrics makes your head bob. The chorus is super catchy with a jangly guitar backdrop. \u201cEmpty Nesters\u201d pulses with guitars, layers of synths and an infectious groove. My personal favorite track on the album is \u201cLilly\u201d. With a slightly slower tempo, echoed vocals and repetitive synths it evokes a Todd Rundgren vibe. But it doesn\u2019t stop there, the chorus turns into a dreamy psychedelic wave of sound. The combination between the two styles keeps the listener intrigued from beginning to end. \u201cSpell It Out\u201d kicks the funk back up a notch with falsetto vocals and heavy reverb on the guitar riffs. \u201cRun Baby Run\u201d is a sweet early 60s influenced track which sounds a little out of place with all the 70s funk going on. Nonetheless it is nice addition which shows off Chaz\u2019s lovely melodic pipes.<\/p>\n

What For? is by no means prophetic or innovative but it is enjoyable nonetheless. It\u2019s a little impersonal but it\u2019s upbeat, funky and instantly likable.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Neon Indian, Washed Out, Tame Impala
\nRecommended Tracks: 2 (Buffalo), 4 (Empty Nesters), 6! (Lilly), 7 (Spell it Out), 9 (Run Baby Run), 8 (Half Dome)
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Emilie Stafford on 04\/20\/2015 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toro Y Moi delivers lush 70s inspired funk on his fourth album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":920,"featured_media":33960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[1648,3016],"class_list":["post-33959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-toro-y-moi","tag-what-for"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/toro_y_moi_cover.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}