MAHAL is the seventh studio album by American musician Toro y Moi, released on April 29, 2022, through Dead Oceans, as his first release under this label. The title is derived from the Tagalog word "mahal", which translates to "love" or "expensive" in English. "I feel like I’m bold here: I’m in a place where I’m confident in what I have to say and how I’m going to say it. there’s several audiences that I’m trying to cater to as I grow. It’s all about being intentional, things may take a little bit longer, sometimes even making the right lyrics or sounds. It has to feel right and be an example of progress. I want to give to all of these themes and more. Mahal means either “expensive” or “love” in the Tagalog language, something I’ve inherited from my identity as an African-American of Filipino descent. Even naming a J Dilla-esque song after a Filipino word, I didn’t have the vision or didn’t know where it was going at the time, but taking time to build these worlds, feel out what I want to say. That allows me to explore who I am and put that on paper in a way that best represents my thoughts and feelings." – Toro y Moi, via Bandcamp Daily User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.