Causers of This

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Causers of This
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Studio album by
Toro y Moi
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2010
Genre Chillwave [1]
Length32:55
Label Carpark
Producer Toro y Moi
Toro y Moi chronology
Causers of This
(2010)		 Underneath the Pine
(2011)
Singles from Causers of This
  1. "Blessa"
    Released: October 5, 2009

Causers of This is the debut album from the artist Toro y Moi, released on January 4, 2010, on Carpark Records.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound C+ [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [7]

Causers of This received generally positive reviews, Metacritic reports a rating of 71% based on 18 critical reviews.

Pitchfork 's Joe Colly stated that "Bundick embraces a cleaner and mellower sound that's more indebted to hip-hop. He wears his inspirations proudly, and throughout there's a clear nod to producers like J Dilla and Flying Lotus." [8]

Indie Shuffle's Jason Grishkoff noted that "[Causers of This] will slot comfortably into your record collection next to contemporaries such as Small Black, Washed Out, Gold Panda and Neon Indian – artists from all around the world who, intended or not, are coming out with markedly similar musical results." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blessa"2:43
2."Minors"3:02
3."Imprint After"3:03
4."Lissoms"2:13
5."Fax Shadow"2:51
6."Thanks Vision"3:44
7."Freak Love"2:51
8."Talamak"2:27
9."You Hid"3:24
10."Low Shoulder"3:35
11."Causers of This"3:02
CD edition
No.TitleLength
11."Causers of This" (with hidden track "Timed Pleasure")6:07
iTunes edition
No.TitleLength
12."Eden"4:28
Amazon edition
No.TitleLength
12."Cold Sheets"2:49
Australian bonus track edition
No.TitleLength
12."Cold Sheets"2:49
13."Tidals"3:24
14."Well Tusked"3:44
15."Eden"4:29

Legacy

The album is noted to have had a large impact on the music in South Carolina over the decade following its release, as the state had previously been known mainly for country and roots rock. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (July 7, 2010). "DiS meets Toro Y Moi". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2024. If debut album Causers Of This helped instigate the "chillwave" label he and associates Washed Out and Memory Tapes find themselves tagged with...
  2. ↑ "Causers of This by Toro y Moi". Metacritic . Retrieved October 6, 2016. Chaz Bundick ... mixes the best musical elements from across the globe, including electronic, psychedelic-rock, and R&B on his first full length record.
  3. ↑ Reges, Margaret. "Review: Causers of This". AllMusic . Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: Toro Y Moi – Causers Of This". consequence.net. February 18, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Album review: Toro Y Moi - 'Causers Of This' (Carpark)". NME. February 22, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Phoenix (newspaper) review". thephoenix.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Toro Y Moi: Causers of This Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Colly, Joe (February 17, 2010). "Toro Y Moi: Causers of This". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  9. ↑ Grishkoff, Jason (December 7, 2009). "Toro Y Moi – Causers of This". Indie Shuffle.
  10. ↑ Peeples, Alex (January 23, 2020). "Live A Life That You Miss: Toro y Moi's 'Causers of This' 10 Years Later". Extra Chill . Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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