Boo Boo (album)
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| Released | July 7, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | March 2016–March 2017 | |||
| Studio | Portland, Oregon | |||
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| Length | 49:11 | |||
| Label | Carpark | |||
| Producer | Chaz Bear | |||
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| Singles from Boo Boo | ||||
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Boo Boo is the fifth studio album by Toro y Moi, released on July 7, 2017 via Carpark.[1] "Girl Like You" was the first single from the album and was released on June 9, 2017.[2] Toro y Moi cites Travis Scott, Daft Punk, Kashif, Gigi Masin, Frank Ocean, and Oneohtrix Point Never as inspiration for the album.[1][3] Toro y Moi said the album was written to help "cope with an identity crisis caused by his growing popularity".[1][4]
Release[edit]
Toro y Moi released the album on July 7, 2017. One day before the release, Toro y Moi uploaded an album stream and short film to YouTube, which was directed and produced by Company Studio.[4] The short film is a predominantly single-take, rotating evening shot from within the camper shell of a truck, featuring Chaz Bear sightseeing at Treasure Island, San Francisco before driving the truck to Grizzly Peak, Berkeley Hills to view the evening twilight over the Bay Area.[4] The short is periodically overlaid with random scenes featuring Bear at a studio,[4] which location has been featured in prior music videos for "Girl Like You" and "You and I".
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 73/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6.5/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Stereogum writer Tom Breihan named it "Album of the Week" and states Boo Boo "might just be the best Toro Y Moi album yet, partly because it sounds like all these past strains of his music whirled together and partly because it’s just a great album."[10] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork writes, "Toro Y Moi's Chaz Bear sounds increasingly comfortable as a lead vocalist and personality on his most personal album to date, as a still-funky but more ambient side of his writing emerges."[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Chaz Bear
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirage" | 5:09 |
| 2. | "No Show" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Mona Lisa" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Pavement" | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Don't Try" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Windows" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Embarcadero" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Girl Like You" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "You and I" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Labyrinth" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Inside My Head" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "W.I.W.W.T.W." (includes bonus track "Be", featuring Madeline Kenney) | 7:08 |
| Total length: | 49:11 | |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the album liner notes.[11]
- Chaz Bear – vocals, production, songwriter
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Harry Israelson – cover artwork
- Patrick Jones – mixing (track 7)
- Madeline Kenney – vocals (track 12)
- Shade Standard – photography
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[12] | 136 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[14] | 18 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 29 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Darville, Jordan. "Listen To Toro Y Moi's New Album Boo Boo". The FADER. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (June 9, 2017). "Toro Y Moi Announces New Album *Boo Boo*, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Carpark Records – CAK121 – Toro Y Moi – Boo Boo". Carpark Records. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Geslani, Michelle (July 6, 2017). "Toro Y Moi shares new album Boo Boo via short film: Stream/watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Boo Boo by Toro Y Moi reviews". anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Boo Boo by Toro y Moi". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Boo Boo – Toro y Moi". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Bell, John. "After two years of side projects, Chaz Bear returns with the fifth Toro Y Moi record Boo Boo". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian. "Toro Y Moi: Boo Boo Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 3, 2017). "Album Of The Week: Toro Y Moi Boo Boo". Stereogum. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Boo Boo (Media notes). 2017.
- ^ "Toro y Moi Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Toro y Moi Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Toro y Moi Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Toro y Moi Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
