So Many Details

Last updated
"So Many Details"
So Many Details - Toro y Moi.jpg
Single by Toro y Moi
from the album Anything in Return
B-side
  • "So Many Details (Remix)"
ReleasedOctober 15, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:45
Label Carpark
Songwriter(s) Chaz Bundick
Producer(s) Chaz Bundick
Toro y Moi singles chronology
"I Will Talk to You"
(2011)		"So Many Details"
(2012)		"Say That"
(2013)

"So Many Details" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Toro y Moi. The song was released on October 15, 2012 through Carpark Records, as the lead single from his third studio album Anything in Return (2013). Toro y Moi is the recording project of musician Chaz Bundick, who wrote, produced, engineered, mixed, and performed all instrumentation on the track.

Contents

Background

Bundick, in an announcement accompanying the song's release, called it an attempt "to make sincere pop music that’s not all processed and bubblegum." [1]

The song was first shared on SoundCloud on October 15, 2012; a special 7-inch single containing a remix of the song with Odd Future's Hodgy Beats saw release on Black Friday Record Store Day on November 23 of that year. [1] This combination was made available for digital download on December 3, 2012. [2] The song's music video, shot by directing duo HARRYS and photographed in the Hamptons, was uploaded on December 12, 2012. [3] The video stars Bundick and actress Sarah Stephens; writer Jeremy D. Larson descrribed its concept: "[The clip features] Bundick staring despondently into the camera recalling the all the many details of an equally despondent lady." [4]

Reception

Ian Cohen at Pitchfork felt the song "marks another leap in [Toro y Moi's] songwriting and production by way of working in the art of seduction." [5] Sam Weiss at Complex considered it more upbeat than his previous work, calling it "distinctly Bundick, spacey production and all." [6] Jamie Milton, writing for DIY called its varying instrumentation "distracting in its sheer novelty, but after a few listens everything slots into place, every previously conflicting element feels like it belongs." [7] Stereogum's Corban Goble found it "one of the weirdest things [Bundick's] ever done." [8] Drew Millard at Vice described the tune as "a slow burn, fusing spacey Quiet Storm with the electronics of his first album, Causers of This . Think Ennio Morricone, crossed with Drake's "Marvins Room", at a syrup-sippingly slow pace." [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Anything in Return. [10]

Related Research Articles

Carpark Records is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C.

Toro y Moi American singer, producer, and graphic designer from South Carolina

Chaz Bear, known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the rise of the chillwave movement in 2010 and 2011. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words toro and y and the French word moi.

Chillwave is a music microgenre that emerged in the late 2000s. It loosely emulates 1980s electropop while engaging with notions of memory and nostalgia. Common features include a faded or dreamy retro pop sound, escapist lyrics, psychedelic or lo-fi aesthetics, mellow vocals, slow-to-moderate tempos, effects processing, and vintage synthesizers.

<i>Causers of This</i> 2010 studio album by Toro y Moi

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

<i>Underneath the Pine</i> 2011 studio album by Toro y Moi

Underneath the Pine is the second album from the artist Toro y Moi, released on February 22, 2011 on Carpark Records. The album was given the "Best New Music" designation by Pitchfork and they placed the album at number 48 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".

Vinyl Williams is an American neo-psychedelic band led by Los Angeles-based multimedia artist and musician Lionel Williams, active since 2007. Vinyl Williams has released five studio albums: Lemniscate (2012), Into (2015), Brunei (2016), Opal (2018), and Azure (2020).

Untitled (Hodgy Beats EP) 2012 EP by Hodgy Beats

Untitled is the debut EP by Los Angeles, California rapper Hodgy Beats, member of hip-hop collective Odd Future. It was released on February 24, 2012. It is Hodgy Beats' first solo release since his 2009 debut mixtape, The Dena Tape. Announced on February 20, 2012, the EP was released on the 25th of the same month. The project features production by Juicy J, The Alchemist and Flying Lotus. Lyrically the record deals with thoughts about self-reflection, the contemplation of death, and a struggle with drugs. The EP received mostly positive reviews from music critics.

<i>June 2009</i> (album) 2012 compilation album by Toro y Moi

June 2009 is a compilation album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 24, 2012, by Carpark Records. Originally sold as a tour-only CD-R, it consists of previously unreleased material produced and recorded by Bundick in June 2009, before his debut studio album, Causers of This (2010), was recorded. Aside from standard CD and digital versions, the album was also released as a limited edition box set containing five 7" vinyl singles, each with their own cover art, as well as a free digital download, postcard, and stickers.

<i>Anything in Return</i> 2013 studio album by Toro y Moi

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.

<i>Life Aint No Joke</i> 2012 mixtape by Lil Durk

Life Ain't No Joke is a mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Lil Durk; hosted by DJ Moondawg and DJ Victoriouz. It was released on October 19, 2012, by his independently record label OTF. As of September 22, 2015, the mixtape has been downloaded over 216,000 times on DatPiff.

<i>Samantha</i> (album) 2015 mixtape by Toro y Moi

Samantha is a mixtape by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on August 28, 2015.

<i>What For?</i> (album) 2015 studio album by Toro y Moi

What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 7, 2015, by Carpark Records.

<i>Boo Boo</i> (album) 2017 studio album by Toro y Moi

Boo Boo is the fifth studio album by Toro y Moi, released on July 7, 2017 via Carpark. "Girl Like You" was the first single from the album and was released on June 9, 2017. Toro y Moi cites Travis Scott, Daft Punk, Kashif, Gigi Masin, Frank Ocean, and Oneohtrix Point Never as inspiration for the album. Toro y Moi said the album was written to help "cope with an identity crisis caused by his growing popularity".

Madeline Kenney Musical artist

Madeline Kenney is an American indie rock singer-songwriter based in Oakland, California.

<i>Night Night at the First Landing</i> 2017 studio album by Madeline Kenney

Night Night at the First Landing is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Madeline Kenney. It was released on September 1, 2017, via Company Records.

<i>Outer Peace</i> 2019 studio album by Toro y Moi

Outer Peace is the sixth studio album by American musician Toro y Moi, released on January 18, 2019, through Carpark Records. The tracks "Freelance" and "Ordinary Pleasure" were released prior to the album. On January 10, the album became available to stream in full via NPR's website.

<i>Angels Pulse</i> 2019 mixtape by Blood Orange

Angel's Pulse is a mixtape by Dev Hynes as Blood Orange. It was released via Domino Recording Company on 12 July 2019. It is his first release since his fourth studio album Negro Swan (2018). Originally released digitally, it was later released on compact disc, vinyl, and cassette tape on 4 October 2019.

Ordinary Pleasure 2018 single by Toro y Moi

"Ordinary Pleasure" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Toro y Moi. The song was released on December 4, 2018, by Carpark Records, as the second single from his sixth studio album Outer Peace (2019). Toro y Moi is the recording project of musician Chaz Bundick, who wrote, produced, engineered, mixed, and performed all instrumentation on the track.

"Girl Like You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Toro y Moi. The song was released on June 9, 2017 through Carpark Records, as the lead single from his fifth studio album Boo Boo (2017). Toro y Moi is the recording project of musician Chaz Bundick, who wrote, produced, engineered, mixed, and performed all instrumentation on the track.

The Difference (Flume and Toro y Moi song) 2020 single by Flume and Toro y Moi

"The Difference" is a song by Australian electronic musician Flume with American singer/songwriter and producer Toro y Moi. It was released on 11 March 2020 via Future Classic. The song featured in an advert for Apple AirPods Pro.

References

  1. 1 2 Hilleary, Mike (October 15, 2012). "Listen: Toro y Moi - "So Many Details" Off Upcoming Album Anything in Return". Under the Radar . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "So Many Details - Single - Single by Toro y Moi". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Huynh, Davis (December 12, 2012). "Toro Y Moi - So Many Details". Hypebeast.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (December 12, 2012). "Video: Toro Y Moi – "So Many Details"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Ian (October 15, 2012). ""So Many Details" by Toro y Moi". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ Weiss, Sam (October 15, 2012). "Listen: Toro y Moi "So Many Details"". Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Milton, Jamie (October 16, 2012). "TORO Y MOI - SO MANY DETAILS". DIY . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ Goble, Corban (October 15, 2012). "Toro Y Moi – "So Many Details"". Stereogum . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Millard, Drew (October 15, 2012). "Toro Y Moi - "So Many Details"". Vice . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Anything in Return (CD liner notes). Toro y Moi. Carpark Records. 2013. CAK77.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.