Causers of This
by Toro y Moi
  • Record Label: Carpark
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2010
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31

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  1. clem666
    Jan 11, 2023
    4
    I salute the effort, the mix of genres and energies deserve it. But in my opinion Toro Y Moi failed to bring the tones he showcases on a higher level.
    Some tracks shine through the record as the penultimate 'Low Shoulder', without being excellent though. The rest only manages to create a repetitive, distant and soulless soundscape. Beats are unengaging, messy, and lyrics only underlines    I salute the effort, the mix of genres and energies deserve it. But in my opinion Toro Y Moi failed to bring the tones he showcases on a higher level.
    Some tracks shine through the record as the penultimate 'Low Shoulder', without being excellent though. The rest only manages to create a repetitive, distant and soulless soundscape. Beats are unengaging, messy, and lyrics only underlines the major lack of content in this LP. Structure of tracks are often one-dimensional and don't evolve enough. It officially lasts thirty minutes but surprisingly feels like an hour and a half.
    A feature or two would have been highly interesting to allow Toro Y Moi's work to be diversified. The tone of his voice is particularly disturbing. It tends to sound like edulcorated early Daft Punk songs. And it fails to do so.    … Expand

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Bundick occasionally turns the energy up, like in the last 30 seconds of album highlight “Low Shoulders,” but those moments are too few and far between to make an impact.
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  2. The Boston Phoenix
    75
    For some, this could be unlistenable; for others, it will simply come off like the natural product of glitch, shoegaze (to which Bundick certainly owes his chord palette), lo-fi, and psych.
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  3. Uncut
    60
    Budget keyboard presets and filtered, treble-heavy production give the likes of "Lissoms" and :low Shoulder" an endearingly woozy, lo-fi feel. [Mar 2010, p.98]
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