Chris Maggio By Mia Hughes In Toro y Moi’s music video for “Postman,” the first single from his seventh and newest album Mahal, he sits behind the wheel of a loudly ornamented jeepney. A kind of eccentric taxi converted from a Jeep that is common in the Philippines, this model is emblazoned with the project’s title, which is Filipino for “love.” The car appears, too, on the album artwork, parked in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the strangely melodic sounds of its straining, sputtering engine flank the collection of songs. The vehicle is a sort of portal, connecting the album with the physical world. It really does belong to Chaz Bear, the man behind Toro y Moi. He bought it on eBay, restored and decorated it, and now he takes it for drives around San Francisco, blasting his latest tracks from the speakers and starti… Click below to read the full story from MTV News
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Toro Y Moi Drives Into His Next Chapter With Mahal
