Friday Fun Fun Fun Fest Album Reviews

Toro y Moi

What For? (Carpark)

Friday Fun Fun Fun Fest Album Reviews

Racetrack buzzes open Toro y Moi's fourth album, but What For? isn't speedy. Instead, its boogie daydream reiterates the abundant gifts of South Carolina producer Chaz Bundick. Breathy riffs on "Empty Nesters" whisper Tame Impala's Currents, but the Seventies guitar pop is all Bundick, whose increase in vocalizing here eliminates the need for heavy synths to drown them out. The chillwave connoisseur thus delivers according to expectations, creating a short, bubbly experience fit for a fest. (4:45pm, Orange stage)

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