Toro y Moi teams with Death Cab's Ben Gibbard on "Hollywood"

Toro y Moi‘s new album Hole Erth is out in a month, and he’s giving us a couple more early tastes of it with two new singles. The first is “Hollywood,” which finds Toro y Moi in emo-trap territory and features vocals from Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, the latter of which had a big influence on a lot of emo-trap. “I’ve been a fan of Ben’s music for some time now and it only felt right to have him be a part of this record,” Chaz Bear says. “With the album having themes of angst and nostalgia, ‘Hollywood’ felt like a perfect fit.”

The B-side is “CD-R,” which is in a pretty similar sonic orbit as “Hollywood” and which Bear says “is a song that pays homage to the days before playlisting and streaming — the days when things were curated by people and not the algorithm.” Hear both tracks below.

Hole Erth is out on October 1 via Dead Oceans, and also features Duckwrth, Elijah Kessler, Don Toliver, Porches, Kenny Mason, Kevin Abstract, Lev, and Glaive. Bear will be on tour for it soon, including an NYC show at Knockdown Center on October 3. See all dates below.

TORO Y MOI: 2024 TOUR DATES
8/9 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
8/10 – Seattle, WA @ Thing Fest
8/11 – Portland, OR @ The Best Day Ever Festival
9/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever ^
9/27-28 Las Vegas, NV – A Big Beautiful Block Party
10/3 – Queens, NY @ The Knockdown Center
10/18 – 10/19 – Miami, FL @ III Points Festival
10/25 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre #

* = with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
^ = with Zack Fox
# = with Aminé