Under the looming eyes of the Plaza and Golden Nugget hotels, Life Is Beautiful returned for the second night of its “Big Beautiful Block Party,” and this night was all about the tracks: music tracks and train tracks. The festival grounds sit adjacent to an active rail line, giving several …
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Toro Y Moi broke a lot of his own rules while making his latest album, Hole Erth. For his eighth studio album, he wanted to explore more in both a physical and metaphorical sense. Every other record he’s made has been the result of a solitary process occurring within the …
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A ll Chaz Bear wanted was a vehicle. By early January 2021, he’d spent ten months cloistered in his home studio in Oakland, California, putting the finishing touches on his seventh album as Toro y Moi, and the time had come to think about a way of presenting it to …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Toro y Moi is as known for his music as his sense of style, and now the singer is putting both his talents on view with a new …
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Toro y Moi, the musical project of songwriter and producer Chaz Bear, has released “The Loop,” the third single from the Bay Area-musician’s upcoming album, Mahal, out April 29 via Dead Oceans. The lighthearted video accompanying the song, directed by Brendan Nakahara, pays homage to Bear’s adopted hometown, displaying ample …
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