Toro y Moi Reveals 'Freaking Out' EP

BY Josiah HughesPublished Jul 13, 2011

For someone so commonly associated with the chillwave movement, Toro y Moi (born Chaz Bundick) sure doesn't chill very often. Instead, the artist has released two albums in the last two years and maintained a busy tour schedule when not working on his Les Sins side-project. Apparently, that's still not enough to get his recorded output out there, as Toro y Moi will release a new EP this fall.

The release is called Freaking Out and was recorded last month when Bundick had some time off from his rigorous touring. A press release calls the five-song, 20-minute release "Toro y Moi's most concentrated venture into pure dance floor hedonism," citing the Gap Band, Mtume and Teddy Riley as sonic cues.

Freaking Out will be available on September 13 via Carpark Records. In the meantime, the song "Saturday Love" can be downloaded below. The track was originally recorded by Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle.

As previously reported, Toro y Moi will round out the year with yet another impressive batch of tour dates, including Canadian stops in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The full schedule is available below.

Tour dates:

7/14 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern

7/15 Asheville, NC - Emerald Lounge

7/16 Nashville, TN - The End

7/17 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival

8/12 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival

9/9 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club

9/10 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival

9/11 Washington, DC - Black Cat

9/12 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

9/14 New York, NY - Webster Hall

9/16 Boston, MA - Paradise

9/17 Montreal, QC - National

9/18 Toronto, ON - Opera House

9/19 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick

9/20 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop

9/22 Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival

9/25 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock

9/29 Vancouver, BC - Venue

9/30 Portland, OR - Star Theater

10/3 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater

10/6 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace

10/7 Dallas, TX - Club Dada

10/8 Austin, TX - Mohawk

10/9 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks

10/11 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder

10/13 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree

10/14 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

10/28 Asheville, NC - Moogfest

11/5 Sao Paulo, BR - Planeta Terra Festival

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