1 LP – clear blue smoke vinyl

Toro y Moi’s seventh studio album, “MAHAL”, is the boldest and most fascinating journey yet from musical mastermind Chaz Bear. The record spans genre and sound – encompassing the shaggy psychedelic rock of the 1960s and 70s, and the airy sounds of 1990s mod-post-rock – taking listeners on an auditory expedition, as if they’re riding in the back of Bear’s Filipino jeepney that adorns the album’s cover.

But “MAHAL” is also an unmistakably Toro y Moi experience, calling back to previous works while charting a new path forward in a way that only Bear can do. Since the release of the electronic pop landmark “Causers Of This” in 2009, subsequent records as Toro y Moi have repeatedly shifted the idea of what his sound can be. But theres little in Bear’s catalogue that will prepare you for the deep-groove excursions on “MAHAL”, his most eclectic record to date.