Video: Toro Y Moi “Blessa”

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mp3 – Toro Y Moi – Blessa

One act we’ve been talking quite a bit about in the last year or so, Toro Y Moi, has released his first video for our #37 of best songs of ‘o9 (really, numbers are pretty arbitrary – it a great song), “Blessa”.  Blessa, was released last year by TyM but will appear on his upcoming LP Causers Of This.

Toro Y Moi according to his publicist:

“Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick) is the sound the world has been waiting for. This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe- R&B, Indie Rock, Electronic Dance and Psychedelica -and creates something-freaking-else! Over the course of his first groundbreaking full length Causers Of This, Toro Y Moi turns the aforementioned musics upside-down with his breathtakingly innovative approach. The incendiary power of Toro Y Moi’s funky synth and guitar play, pumping digital rhythms and gorgeously bright vocal harmonies makes for a formidable combination. A soon to be masterpiece of a currently unnamed genre.”

Toro Y Blog

>> tour dates after the jump

2/25 Brooklyn, NY Cameo
2/26 Haverford, PA Haverford College
2/27 Frederick, MD Cafe Nola
3/12 Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters *
3/13 La Jolla, CA UCSD – The Loft *
3/14 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room *
3/15 Tucson, AZ Plush *#%
3/17 – 3/20 Austin, TX SXSW
3/17 Austin, TX Red 7 – Force Field PR / Terrorbird SXSW Day Party
3/17 Austin, TX Mohawk – Austinist / WOXY SXSW Day Party
3/22 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn *
3/23 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
3/24 Washington, DC Black Cat *
3/25 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie *
3/26 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl *
3/27 Cambridge, MA Middle East *
3/28 Winooski, VT The Monkey House *
3/29 Montreal, QC Il Motore *
3/30 Toronto, ONT The Drake Hotel *
3/31 Chicago, IL Schubas *
4/02 St. Paul, MN Turf Club *
4/03 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon *
4/05 Denver, CO Hi Dive *
4/06 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court *
4/07 Nampa, ID Flying M Coffee *
4/08 Seattle, WA Chop Suey *
4/09 Vancouver, BC Biltmore *
4/10 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios *
4/12 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill *
4/13 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Arts Center *
4/14 Los Angeles, CA The Echo *

* = w/ Ruby Suns
# = w/ Quasi
% = w/ Explode Into Colors