New Artist Highlight: Toigo Does Indie Pop Proper With New Single, ‘We have Bought Tonight to Go away Me Damaged’ [Video]

With a number of glorious releases courting again to 2014, an epic look that’s a cross between Rick Rubin and Yosemite Bear and a falsetto that rivals Jeff Buckley or Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Toigo ought to really be mega-famous by now. One will get the impression from his music, nevertheless, that fame isn’t actually what Toigo (full identify Zachary Toigo) is after. With with a model of indie pop rock as well-crafted as it’s joyful and fascinating, plainly Toigo makes artwork purely for the love of it. Nonetheless, together with his newest electronica-infused singles “We’ve Bought Tonight to Go away Me Damaged,” “Starchild” and “One other Shade of Blue,” let’s see if we are able to put him on the EDM map.

Proper out of the gate together with his debut album Leafyleaks, Zachary’s then extra acoustic-based work was fairly freaking flawless. With lashings of Radiohead, Arcade Fire and Death Cab for Cutie, Zachary’s sound was as well-developed as his voice just about from leap. Within the interstitial work he’s executed between that first album and now, Toigo has solely additional developed his craft, enjoying with a great deal of different types and genres however actually simply placing his personal stamp on and excelling at all of them. From grunge to Ben Folds-style piano rock to a little bit of synth pop on his 2020 singles “Milos” and “Completely Clear,” it additionally didn’t seem to be Toigo was making an attempt too laborious to venturing out of his depth. He’s simply that versatile.

Rolling up the Toigo timeline to current, “We’ve Bought Tonight to Go away Me Damaged,” “Starchild” and “One other Shade of Blue” are technically the primary teasers off his upcoming EP, due out in late February or March. Nonetheless very a lot in indie pop and now working with Grammy successful producer Brian Howes, these two singles are laced with digital manufacturing that brings Toigo’s work to one more echelon of superior. Hearkening again to the heyday of Scorching Chip, Cut Copy and different electro indie pop acts of the late 00s, the very first thing that jumps out on these tracks is his voice. Considerably obscured by guitars in earlier choices, now the pitch-perfect, wealthy and unbelievable vary of his vox shines thought, particularly on “We’ve Bought Tonight…” the place a blinding falsetto refrain takes the music from nice to “why the hell isn’t this everywhere in the radio?” Severely, why?

Since music appears to simply circulation out of this man and he nails each style he touches, it’ll be fascinating to see the place Toigo goes subsequent and what the remainder of his forthcoming EP has in retailer. Within the meantime, we’re completely happy to have that good falsetto on the synth facet of issues. It doesn’t matter what style, nevertheless, this can be a bandwagon you’ll need to leap on.

“We’ve Bought Tonight to Go away Me Damaged” and “Starchild” can be found to stream on Spotify, and the remainder of Toigo’s (as Zachary) discography is accessible on his Bandcamp page. For extra movies and a few enjoyable tales kind Toigo, take a look at his YouTube page.