Hole Erth [LP] (Clear Smoke Vinyl)

Toro y Moi - Hole Erth [LP] (Clear Smoke Vinyl)

Hole Erth Chaz Bears eighth full-length studio record as Toro y Moi is the genre shapeshifters most unexpected and bold move to date with Bear diving headlong into rap-rock Soundcloud rap and Y2K emo. The album blitzes anthemic pop-punk next to autotuned melancholic rap two genres that inform one another now more than ever before " and packs in the most features ever on a Toro y Moi album. _x000B__x000B_A sense of nostalgia sneaks its way into almost every Toro y Moi release but angst is an emotion that Bear has never intentionally explored the way he does here. Tracks like Tuesday" channel a specific yet forever-relatable sense of adolescent unease. A distorted guitar riff leads into a repeating chorus that conjures misunderstood teenagers singing aloud maybe too loudwhile riding bikes through American suburbs. This foreboding can also be heard on HOV though not without poking some fun with lines like Romance is so cold / My advice? To bring a coat._x000B__x000B_Bear has the energy but is acutely aware that his energy isnt forever. At a time when the internet is blending multiple genres into one at an increasingly rapid pace Bear accomplishes the rare feat of keeping up with the contemporary alternative listener. Constantly changing evolving and experimenting is the heart of Toro y Moi and on Hole Erth Bear challenges but also reclaims himself embracing the myriad sounds and eras that formed him while crashing new worlds together.