Anything in Return

Anything in Return
Studio album by
Toro y Moi
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
Studio
Genre
Length52:06
LabelCarpark
ProducerChaz Bundick
Toro y Moi chronology
June 2009
(2012) 		Anything in Return
(2013) 		What For?
(2015)
Singles from Anything in Return
  1. "So Many Details"
    Released: December 4, 2012[1]
  2. "Say That"
    Released: January 1, 2013[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubC+[5]
Clash6/10[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
NME6/10[9]
Paste8.0/10[10]
Pitchfork7.9/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin6/10[13]

Anything in Return is the third studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on January 22, 2013 by Carpark Records. Toro y Moi describes it as a "bigger sounding album, more accessible and poppy", as he lyrically wrestles between relationship problems and life on the road.[14]

Music videos

Toro y Moi released four music videos from the album. The video for "So Many Details", released on December 12, 2012, was directed by HARRYS.[15] HARRYS also directed the second video from the album, "Say That", released on January 2, 2013.[16] The music video for the song "Never Matter", directed by Steve Daniels and released on March 25, 2013, features a group of individuals listening to the track on headphones and dancing along.[17] The fourth video, "Rose Quartz", featured animated paintings by artist Lauren Gregory.[18]

Use in other media

"Say That" was used during a January 2014 episode of the television show Grimm.[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chaz Bundick

No.TitleLength
1."Harm in Change"4:01
2."Say That"4:44
3."So Many Details"4:46
4."Rose Quartz"4:13
5."Touch"2:38
6."Cola"3:33
7."Studies"4:02
8."High Living"4:19
9."Grown Up Calls"3:28
10."Cake"3:53
11."Day One"4:17
12."Never Matter"4:18
13."How's It Wrong"3:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Anything in Return.[20]

  • Chaz Bundick – design, engineering, layout, mixing, performer, production
  • Patrick Brown – engineering, mixing
  • Jorge Hernandez – second engineering
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • John Stortz – drawing

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[21] 190
US Billboard 200[22] 60
US Alternative Albums[23] 14
US Dance/Electronic Albums[24] 1
US Independent Albums[25] 9

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan[26] January 16, 2013 Hostess Entertainment
Australia[27] January 18, 2013 Mistletone Records
United Kingdom[28] January 21, 2013 Carpark Records
United States[29] January 22, 2013
Germany[30] February 1, 2013

References

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  2. ^ Krasny, Jill. "Watch Toro Y Moi Dance Alone in the Woods in "Say That" Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ^ "Anything In Return – Toro y Moi". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Anything in Return – Toro y Moi". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Mincher, Chris (January 22, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Hughes, Paddy (January 14, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return". Clash. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  7. ^ Peyton, Tim (January 18, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – Anything in Return". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  8. ^ Costa, Maddy (January 17, 2013). "Toro y Moi: Anything in Return – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  9. ^ Renshaw, David (January 18, 2013). "Toro Y Moi – 'Anything In Return'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Gonick, Jeff (January 22, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything in Return". Paste. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  11. ^ Cohen, Ian (January 21, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  12. ^ Hermes, Will (January 28, 2013). "Anything in Return". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  13. ^ Weiss, Dan (January 21, 2013). "Toro y Moi, 'Anything in Return'". Spin. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  14. ^ McIntire, George (February 26, 2013). "Just chill". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  15. ^ Pelly, Jenn (December 12, 2012). "Watch Toro Y Moi's New Video for "So Many Details"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  16. ^ Battan, Carrie (January 2, 2013). "Toro Y Moi Takes to the Mountains in the New Video for "Say That"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  17. ^ Battan, Carrie (March 25, 2013). "Watch the Video for Toro Y Moi's "Never Matter"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  18. ^ "Video: Toro y Moi: "Rose Quartz"". Pitchfork. 30 September 2013.
  19. ^ "Grimm Soundtrack - Season 3E9 Red Menace". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ^ Anything in Return (CD liner notes). Toro y Moi. Carpark Records. 2013. CAK77.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  22. ^ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  23. ^ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  24. ^ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  25. ^ "Toro y Moi – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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