Anything in Return

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Anything in Return
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Studio album by
Toro y Moi
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
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

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