Freaking Out [EP]
by Toro y Moi
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. AllMusic
    Jan 18, 2012
    70
    The only problem with Freaking Out is that it's so short!
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 4, 2011
    70
    For all the puritanical spoilsports trying to confine Toro Y Moi to an unfortunate genre box, Freaking Out has the chops to confirm him as an interesting artist in his own right, rather than as the product of a semi-coherent micro-scene.
  3. Magnet
    Nov 11, 2011
    70
    His songwriting keeps growing hookier and more ingratiating. [#81, p. 59]
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  5. Pitchfork
    Oct 4, 2011
    80
    With the Freaking Out EP, Bundick moves from vaguely funky 1980s-tinged makeout jams to more explicitly funky 80s-tinged dancefloor jams-- think Chromeo. The change isn't as successful as his best work, but it still makes for a plenty rewarding between-albums EP.
  6. PopMatters
    Oct 26, 2011
    70
    This is about energy, and there's more than enough here to make ravers happy.
  7. The Wire
    Dec 6, 2011
    80
    Like every track on this EP, it's an incredibly precise and convincing reconstruction of mid-80s electro-pop that is nostalgic with out the obfuscating murk of H-Pop. [Nov 2011, p.70]
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  8. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 4, 2011
    80
    2011 has yielded precisely one TyM release worth your time, and this is it.
  9. Under The Radar
    Nov 9, 2011
    80
    The five songs on Freaking Out don't diverge much from the mutant bubble-funk of Underneath the Pine, which, by all means, is a very good thing. [Oct. 2011, p. 111]
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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. hydrawithears
    Jan 4, 2012
    6
    After scoring a rather splendid album at the beginning of the year, Toro Y Moi added another release to his spotless collection. Freaking OutAfter scoring a rather splendid album at the beginning of the year, Toro Y Moi added another release to his spotless collection. Freaking Out EP is a straight-to-dancefloor five-track haven for all those not tired of New Yearâ… Full Review »
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