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Jan 07, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon Photography by Bryan Bush

Toro y Moi (Columbia, South Carolina's Chaz Bundick) is releasing two albums this year and the first one coming down the pipe is the genre beach party, Causers of This. Fans of the poptimist's reappropriating tunes (i.e. - "Blessa") will delight in the fact that Causers' release date has been bumped up three weeks. The debut is dropping on shelves on February 2nd via Carpark Records.

All this good news is backed up by the announcement of Toro Y Moi's fairly robust North American trek with fellow psych-poppers The Ruby Suns. Ryan McPhun's Auckland, New Zealand band will also be supporting a sunny new release. Their third LP, Fight Softly drops March 2nd, via Sub Pop. Check out the full itinerary below. The tour includes a stop at SXSW and a March 15th one-off gig with Quasi and Explode Into Colors at Tucson's Plush.

Causers of This:

01 Blessa
02 Minors
03 Imprint After
04 Lissoms  
05 Fax Shadow  
06 Thanks Vision  
07 Freak Love
08 Talamak  
09 You Hid
10 Low Shoulders  
11 Causers Of This

Toro y Moi Tour Dates:

03-12 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters *
03-13 La Jolla, CA UCSD - The Loft *
03-14 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
03-15 Tucson, AZ - Plush *#%
03-17 - 3/20 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-22 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-25 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
03-26 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl *
03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-28 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House *
03-29 Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
03-30 Toronto, ONT - The Drake Hotel *
03-31 Chicago, IL- Schubas *
04-02 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04-03 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
04-05 Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
04-06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
04-07 Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffee *
04-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
04-09 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore *
04-10 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
04-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
04-13 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Arts Center *
04-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *

* = w/ Ruby Suns
# = w/ Quasi
% = w/ Explode Into Colors

(www.myspace.com/toroymoi / www.therubysuns.com)