Toro y Moi - Causers Of This

When one comes from South Carolina, well-known for its hot, humid summers and beautiful beaches, it's easy to see why musician Chazwick Bundick ,who goes by the stage name Toro y Moi, would create chill-wave music.
Unfortunately Bundick released his LP, Causers of This, in January 2010. Maybe Bundick decided to release his LP in winter to get listeners prepared for the beautiful summer ahead or maybe he didn’t but the breeziness of Causers of This anticipates for late nights with friends, summer romances, abrupt break ups, and being young during a hot summer.
Like the first day of summer, Bundick’s first song “Blessa” welcomes the listener in with airy vocals and guitar beautifully intertwining with electronica. Bundick must have been sashaying during the process of Causers of This like he does infamously on stage because by the third track, Imprint After, he brings in one of his biggest inspirations, 80s pop music, with tenor vocals and texturized synthesizers. “You Hid” is the slow jam where he takes his sad lyrics, with his pop melodies and mellowed instrumentals while he howls to the girl of his dreams, You might as well waste your time with me/if you're gonna be here. By the next and second to last song, “Low Shoulder” Bundick picks up the beat from a sad romantic to a romantic that has a girl! His last song ,also titled Causer of This, ends like an elaborate end of summer dance party with a bass lines that comes in at the right time to give you a break from clapping your hands to let you bob your head. Through Causers of This, Bundick lets you know that he is the product of the 80s and there is no shame because he’s preparing you for the summer of a lifetime.