toso toso

bounds from one unpredictable hook, riff, and freakout to the next
— Ryan Dombal (Hearing Things)

toso toso is a New York-based avant-pop collective whose sound blends free improvisation with meticulous structure, creating emotionally charged songs. Formed in 2020, the group—comprised of Kabir Adhiya-Kumar, Rahul Carlberg, Celia Hill, and isabel crespo pardo—draws from a shared background in improvisation to shape their collaborative process, sculpting raw ideas into bold, fractured compositions. Their self-titled debut, out November 7th, 2025 via Leaving Records, traverses extremes of intensity and stillness across seven shape-shifting tracks. With soaring vocals, warped textures, and explosive sonic juxtapositions, toso toso crafts a deeply immersive soundworld where emotional intimacy meets experimental edge.

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lush and emotive but always teetering on the verge of tearing itself inside out
— Joe Creely (The Skinny)