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Toro Y Moi’s latest single “Low Shoulder”
Directed by Elisha Smith-Leverock and Chris Murdoch

I’ve been watching this video obsessively since I first caught it on Pitchfork. Fun fact: the crazy waitress is playing by Daphne Sherman, wife of legendary mod designer Ben Sherman.

“According to Chaz [Bundick aka Toro Y Moi] the song was written for his girlfriend asking her to not fall asleep whilst driving. We based the video on the idea of this sleep-deprived girl calling at a roadside diner for a coffee. Next thing you know she’s semi-conscious and experiencing some really weird sh**”