Thursday, December 29, 2011

DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS: The Albums, 2011.


The Immaculate Collection.

03/Toro y Moi/Underneath the Pine

Underneath the Pine is a superbly polished, fully realized long player from Chaz Bundick, known more commonly to you and yours as Toro y Moi. 11 tracks of dreamy pop confections that together form a wonderfully lush and coherent whole. Songs bleed into each other from the album's opening right on up to its finale, reveling in an atmosphere not too far removed from the soft musical palette of 60s French pop. And on a few select tracks the hushed murmurs of R&B's softer side -as well as a few New-Disco flourishes- are thrown into the mix, giving the album a soft groove to attach yourself to when needed. All gorgeously executed and sequenced, and incredibly inviting. Warmth and good vibrations. All present in spades, underneath the pine.
KEY TRACKS: New Beat/Still Sound/Elise

04/The Weeknd/House of Balloons 

05/Black Lips/Arabia Mountain 

06/Eleanor Friedberger/Last Summer 

07/CANT/Dreams Come True


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