Toro Y Moi signs to Carpark! This news is already a couple days old I think, but it’s pretty damn exciting. The dripping, psychedelic pop brains behind TYM is none other than Chaz Bundick from Columbia, South Carolina band The Heist & The Accomplice. If you’re familiar with them, which you probably are if you’ve gone to a handful of local shows in the last few years, you know how much someone like him deserves it. They tour nonstop with smiles always glued to their faces no matter what kind of crowd faces them.

The Heist is hyper energetic, well crafted indie rock with melodic hooks breaking each song at its seams. Schooner took them under their wings years ago (when they were all still in high school) and dropped them into the local Triangle show circuit. They built up a great following locally and if you’ve yet to see them, do it.

Toro Y Moi is Chaz B.’s solo outlet. What he does in his spare time when he can’t sleep or shake the hooks out of his head. Judging from the amount of CDrs he’s dropped into the shop, hooks clutter his head like cobwebs clutter the rest of ours. It’s slightly dreamy, upbeat, psychedelic sound-collage indie pop. It’s got a definite Panda Bear bend to it with more distinct beats.

Carpark Records is the label that has brought us Beach House, Dan Deacon, Ear Pwr, Greg Davis, Wzt Hearts, etc.

Just wanted to put that up real quick and say congratulations!
Toro Y Moi Blog.
Pitchfork Forkcast (w/ mp3).

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