What For? (Toro y Moi album)

What For?
Studio album by Toro y Moi
Released	April 7, 2015
Genre	Indie rock[1] psychedelic rock[2] indie pop soft rock[3]
Length	36:38
Label	Carpark
Producer	Chaz Bundick
Toro y Moi chronology
Anything in Return (2013) What For? (2015)
Singles from What For?
"Empty Nesters" Released: January 19, 2015 "Buffalo" Released: March 3, 2015 "Run Baby Run" Released: March 25, 2015

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Pitchfork	6.6/10[6]

What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 7, 2015 by Carpark Records.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What You Want"	3:26
2.	"Buffalo"	3:17
3.	"The Flight"	3:59
4.	"Empty Nesters"	3:43
5.	"Ratcliff"	2:41
6.	"Lilly"	4:27
7.	"Spell It Out"	2:54
8.	"Half Dome"	3:15
9.	"Run Baby Run"	2:45
10.	"Yeah Right"	6:11
Total length:		36:38

Personnel

• Chaz Bundick – design, engineering, layout, mixing, performer, production
• Christos - artwork
• Steve Fallone - mastering
• Anthony Ferraro - piano
• Aaron Gold - drums
• Patrick Jeffords - bass
• Patrick Jones - mixing
• Julian Lynch - clarinet, saxophone, synthesizer
• Keath Mead - guitar
• Ruban Nielson - guitar, vocals (background)
• Josh Terris - photography
• Andy Woodward - drums

References

1. http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-two-new-toro-y-moi-songs-now
2. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/toro_y_moi-samantha_mixtape
3. http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/09/22/indie-rockers-toro-y-moi-embrace-70s-soft-rock-on-new-album
4. "What For? – Toro y Moi". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
5. Sendra, Tim. "What For? – Toro y Moi". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
6. Cohen, Ian (April 7, 2015). "Toro Y Moi: What For?". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
7. Goble, Corban. "Toro Y Moi Announces New Album What For?, Shares "Empty Nesters"". Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 6, 2015.