Hole Erth, Chaz Bear's eighth full-length studio record as Toro y
Moi, is the genre shapeshifter's most unexpected and bold
move to date, with Bear diving headlong into rap-rock,
Soundcloud rap and Y2K emo. The album blitzes anthemic
pop-punk next to autotuned, melancholic rap - two genres that
inform one another now more than ever before - and packs in
the most features ever on a Toro y Moi album.
A sense of nostalgia sneaks its way into almost every Toro y Moi
release, but angst is an emotion that Bear has never
intentionally explored the way he does here. Tracks like
![STRAND OF OAKS - MIRACLE FOCUS [LP]](http://strypt.com/5504593_150.jpg "STRAND OF OAKS - MIRACLE FOCUS [LP] (WESTERN VINYL)")
![KHANATE - CAPTURE & RELEASE [LP] (GREEN VINYL)](http://strypt.com/5504644_150.jpg "KHANATE - CAPTURE & RELEASE [LP] (GREEN VINYL) (SACRED BONES RECORDS)")
