On the release day of their new album Hole Erth, Chaz Bear, the singer, songwriter and producer behind the project Toro y Moi chats with Tristan about their ‘Formative Five’ songs which have sparked their ambitions and spun influence through their work.

Ranging from the psychedelic era of The Beatles to the gritty guitar tones of The Strokes’, Bear explores his past high school music taste, all the way to what inspired his latest 2024 album as Toro y Moi in this ‘Formative Five’ segment.