Anything in Return

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Anything in Return
Toro y Moi - Anything in Return.png
Studio album by
Toro y Moi
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-1-22)
Studio
Genre
Length52:06
Label Carpark
Producer Chaz Bundick
Toro y Moi chronology
June 2009
(2012)		Anything in Return
(2013)		 What For?
(2015)
Singles from Anything in Return
  1. "So Many Details"
    Released: December 4, 2012 [1]
  2. "Say That"
    Released: January 1, 2013 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club C+ [5]
Clash 6/10 [6]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 6/10 [9]
Paste 8.0/10 [10]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 6/10 [13]

Anything in Return is the third studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on January 22, 2013 by Carpark Records. Toro y Moi describes it as a "bigger sounding album, more accessible and poppy", as he lyrically wrestles between relationship problems and life on the road. [14]

Contents

Music videos

Toro y Moi released four music videos from the album. The video for "So Many Details", released on December 12, 2012, was directed by HARRYS. [15] HARRYS also directed the second video from the album, "Say That", released on January 2, 2013. [16] The music video for the song "Never Matter", directed by Steve Daniels and released on March 25, 2013, features a group of individuals listening to the track on headphones and dancing along. [17] The fourth video, "Rose Quartz", featured animated paintings by artist Lauren Gregory. [18]

Use in other media

"Say That" was used during a January 2014 episode of the television show Grimm. [19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chaz Bundick

No.TitleLength
1."Harm in Change"4:01
2."Say That"4:44
3."So Many Details"4:46
4."Rose Quartz"4:13
5."Touch"2:38
6."Cola"3:33
7."Studies"4:02
8."High Living"4:19
9."Grown Up Calls"3:28
10."Cake"3:53
11."Day One"4:17
12."Never Matter"4:18
13."How's It Wrong"3:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Anything in Return. [20]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [21] 190
US Billboard 200 [22] 60
US Alternative Albums [23] 14
US Dance/Electronic Albums [24] 1
US Independent Albums [25] 9

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Japan [26] January 16, 2013 Hostess Entertainment
Australia [27] January 18, 2013Mistletone Records
United Kingdom [28] January 21, 2013 Carpark Records
United States [29] January 22, 2013
Germany [30] February 1, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "So Many Details / So Many Details Remix (feat. Hodgy Beats) – Single by Toro y Moi". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Krasny, Jill. "Watch Toro Y Moi Dance Alone in the Woods in "Say That" Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Anything In Return – Toro y Moi". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Anything in Return – Toro y Moi". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ Mincher, Chris (January 22, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return". The A.V. Club . Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Paddy (January 14, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return". Clash . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Peyton, Tim (January 18, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – Anything in Return". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ Costa, Maddy (January 17, 2013). "Toro y Moi: Anything in Return – review". The Guardian . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ Renshaw, David (January 18, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – 'Anything In Return'". NME . IPC Media . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ Gonick, Jeff (January 22, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything in Return". Paste . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ Cohen, Ian (January 21, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ Hermes, Will (January 28, 2013). "Anything in Return". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ Weiss, Dan (January 21, 2013). "Toro y Moi, 'Anything in Return'". Spin . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ McIntire, George (February 26, 2013). "Just chill". San Francisco Bay Guardian . Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  15. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (December 12, 2012). "Watch Toro Y Moi's New Video for "So Many Details"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  16. ↑ Battan, Carrie (January 2, 2013). "Toro Y Moi Takes to the Mountains in the New Video for "Say That"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  17. ↑ Battan, Carrie (March 25, 2013). "Watch the Video for Toro Y Moi's "Never Matter"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Video: Toro y Moi: "Rose Quartz"". Pitchfork . 30 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Grimm Soundtrack - Season 3E9 Red Menace". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Anything in Return (CD liner notes). Toro y Moi. Carpark Records. 2013. CAK77.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ↑ "Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  26. ↑ "[Japan Edition, CD] Anything In Return". HMV . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Anything In Return – Toro Y Moi". JB Hi-Fi . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Anything in Return". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Anything In Return: Toro Y Moi". Amazon. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  30. ↑ "TORO Y MOI: Anything In Return" (in German). Indigo. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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