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TORO Y MOI - Outer Peace

Name: TORO Y MOI – Outer Peace
Item: Outer Peace
Rating: 6.5
Author: Tommaso Benelli

2019 (Carpark)

disco, psych-pop

by Tommaso Benelli

6.5

Perfectly acidified little synths, rubbery basses bouncing here and there across the dancefloor, groove steeped in sea salt and mojitos: nothing new on that front Toro Y Moi, if not the same renowned knack for getting hips moving to the rhythm of his psychedelic vibrations.

“Outer Peace”, Chaz Bear's sixth album, is disco-music for those who have gone through the summer of chillwave and come out of it indelibly struck. More than a collection of songs, it's a 30-minute mix that flows loose and fizzy. Maybe it lacks the hits that adorned the previous “Boo Boo”, but Toro Y Moi remains a class act at doing exactly that thing you expect from him, which he keeps doing just right (see: “Fading”, “Ordinary Pleasure”, “Freelance”).

And in the end that's enough, because it's exactly like that fresh tropical-fruit cocktail you've been drinking for years at the same kiosk: the ingredients are always the same, no surprises, but how good it tastes in summer.

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17/06/2019

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Tommaso Benelli, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

1. Fading
2. Ordinary Pleasure
3. Laws of the Universe
4. Miss Me (feat. Abra)
5. New House
6. Baby Drive It Down
7. Freelance
8. Who I Am
9. Montecarlo (feat. Wet)
10. 50 (feat. Instupendo)

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