Musclecars & Toribio

𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 & 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙤’𝙨 “𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙚” 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠’𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝, 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙋 — 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚-𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Opening piece “That’s My Story” sets the tone with authority: a full-bodied, church-bound house composition featuring Roland Clark delivering confessional vocals over shuffling Latin percussion, steady 909 pulse and free-flowing organ lines. It feels timeless, channeling the spiritual energy of New York deep house while confidently claiming its own place within that lineage.

“Be Honest” slows the pace and strips things back, allowing vulnerability to take centre stage. Toribio’s vocal performance carries the piece with raw intimacy, supported by minimal groove, swelling strings and unresolved harmonies that leave the emotional narrative deliberately open-ended.

The closing “Agua De Florida” lifts the curtain with joy and release, driven by Audrey Powne’s radiant trumpet work, buoyant basslines and forward motion. Uplifting and celebratory, it completes the arc of the record — resolution, movement and renewal — bringing “Full Circle” to a satisfying and deeply human close.