shares new single ' 'featuring and . The song arrives alongside an -directed videoset against a suburban backdrop, which feels apt given thesong's interpolation of 's and the themes of Toro y Moi's forthcomingalbum . 'Heaven' marks the secondtaste of following lead single' '.
Speaking about 'Heaven,'Toro y Moi shares: Speakingabout the album and its genesis, Bear shares: , ChazBear’s eighth full-length studio record as Toro y Moi, isthe genre shapeshifter’s most unexpected and bold move todate, with Bear diving headlong into rap-rock, Soundcloudrap and Y2K emo. The album blitzes anthemic pop-punk next toautotuned, melancholic rap – two genres that inform oneanother now more than ever before — and packs in the mostfeatures ever on a Toro y Moi album. We get ’s moody crooning on the anti-love song' .
' We get and breathyreflections on ' .' We get emo king , the beating heart ofmillennial indie for crying out loud. Recorded in the spanof a few months across late 2023 and early 2024, features built naturally over that short span,with Bear simply reaching out to long-time friends.
The sumof ’s parts is massive, and demonstratesBear’s deft abilities as a producer, especially inhip-hop; his role in the culture has long been solidifiedfrom previous collaborations with some of rap's biggesttrailblazers. It’s a daring left turn for Bear, but thefeel is effortless, the make-it-look-easy of a master atwork. All told, Bear pushes himself into new sonic groundfor the TyM oeu.
