What For? (album)

What For?
Studio album by
Toro y Moi
ReleasedApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
Genre
Length36:38
LabelCarpark
ProducerChaz Bundick
Toro y Moi chronology
Anything in Return
(2013) 		What For?
(2015) 		Samantha
(2015)
Singles from What For?
  1. "Empty Nesters"
    Released: January 19, 2015
  2. "Buffalo"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  3. "Run Baby Run"
    Released: March 25, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundC[6]
Pitchfork6.6/10[7]

What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi (also known as Chaz Bear), released on April 7, 2015, by Carpark Records.[8] The album includes 10 tracks at a run time of 36:38. Prior to the album release, Toro y Moi revealed three teaser tracks. These tracks include: "Empty Nesters", "Buffalo", and "Run Baby Run". This release follows his 2013 studio album Anything in Return.

The album debuted on The Billboard 200 on April 4, 2015. The record peaked at 123rd position and stayed on the Billboard 200[9] chart for one week. On the Top Rock Albums Billboard charts, the record peaked at the 26th position. The album was on the Rock Albums chart for 1 week. Prior to this release, Chaz's Anything in Return album was also on The Billboard 200 chart. The album ranked in the 60th position on February 9, 2013. Ever since 2011, all of Toro y Moi's studio albums have peaked on The Billboard 200 chart.

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  2. ^ "Toro y Moi 'Samantha'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Niesel, Jeff. "Indie Rockers Toro y Moi Embrace '70s Soft Rock on New Album". clevescene.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  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. ^ "Album Review: Toro y Moi - What For?". April 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Cohen, Ian (April 7, 2015). "Toro Y Moi: What For?". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Goble, Corban (January 19, 2015). "Toro Y Moi Announces New Album What For?, Shares "Empty Nesters"". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Toro y Moi". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2022.