If you can imagine a mixture of Noah Lennox, Thomas Mars, and maybe even a vague hint of Michael Franks (huh?), then you might have a close resemblance to the vocal stylings of Mr. Chazwick Bundick, aka Toro Y Moi. That combined with music that sounds very much like a mix between Junk Culture and Washed Out, this album makes for a must listen for any fan of the new chillwave takeover. Interestingly enough, Chazwick and Ernest Greene (aka Washed Out) actually formed a close musical relationship late in Chazwick’s school career at the University of South Carolina. What’s great about this album is that he throws in a few instrumental gems here and there as well, one of which is streaming to your right. Causers Of This is Boomkat’s album of the week, and has a release date of February 23rd (today), so check it out!

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Artist: Toro Y Moi
Song: Lissoms
Album: Causers Of This

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Song: Talamak

The music of Washed Out has been flooding the blogosphere lately, so here’s one more post to add to the collection (this one I found over at GvsB). Here’s the music video for “Belong”, directed by Blake Salzman.

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Artist: Washed Out
Song: Belong.mp3
Album: High Times

Last week Josh did a post on Washed Out’s Life Of Leisure EP. Here’s a great video by Justin Gaar with Washed Out’s “New Theory,” featuring the king of skate dancing Speedy aka Jeremy.