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Editorial Reviews
With its absorption of club culture sounds weaved within subtle pop frameworks, Swim is Caribou's masterpiece the record he's wanted to bring to fruition for as long as he's been making music. A Canadian from small-town Ontario now based in England, Snaith has been a leading figure in electronic music over the past decade. He surprised critics and fans with 2007's Andorra, a brilliant, electro-tinged pop breakthrough with a timeless grace that made most year-end "Best of" lists and won Canada's prestigious Polaris Music Prize.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew Vice
Format:Audio CD
So you say you loved Andorra, but you don't trust Dan Snaith because the sneaker bugger never does the same thing twice? Good call. However, if Dan Snaith is known for anything, it should be for being able to live and breathe whatever musical genre he is currently digging. When he was heavy into dreamy '60s psych pop, we got the brilliance that is Andorra. Now, Snaith has been getting his groove on to dark electro dance music, and true to his craft, he has expertly synthesized what he knows and turned it into a fresh and unique take on the genre. First track "Odessa" happens to be both my favorite song on the album and simultaneously the most accessible one. I hope this doesn't reflect poorly on my cred. The rest of the album takes a darker, pulsing turn, with stretched out melodies belying very intricate production. With help from guys like Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys and Four Tet, you should expect no less. Yet another great album for 2010, hot damn.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Rob T.
Format:Audio CD
This really is one of the best releases of '10 thus far. I didn't know much about Caribou before hearing this and I must say I'm quite impressed. This is one of the most consistently interesting and melodic dance releases in recent memory. The other reviewers seem to think this is one of his weaker efforts. If that's true, his good stuff must be really mind-blowing.
12 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
It's hard to verbalize why I didn't love this album, because well....it's a good album. There are great tracks and interesting things happen. I suppose my qualms don't necessarily fall on intentions that failed, but on the intentions themselves. I feel like dance music is too linear for Dan. What makes his stuff so interesting are the explosions into sound, the 180s, the implementation of strange sounds in a seamless way. His albums have been about exceptional moments. Moments where you haven't realized your attention has floundered, until it is suddenly and aggressively reclaimed through some sonic shift.
The mere introduction and stripping away of different layers is just sort of below him. This isn't his first attempt at dance music either, as Start Breaking My Heart showed us just how electronic this guy can get. But even though that was a dance-y-ish album, it still wasn't straightforward enough for you to lose attention. This album was kinda like oh, I guess an hour has passed and I just listened to the new Caribou album. On albums like Up In Flames and Andorra I rarely forget and by rarely forget I mean absolutely never forget that I'm listening to a Caribou album. He doesn't allow me to wander off. But for someone as ambitious as Dan, you're bound to have albums that don't quite work......it's actually kinda nice to know he's human after having so many consistently incredible releases.
The mere introduction and stripping away of different layers is just sort of below him. This isn't his first attempt at dance music either, as Start Breaking My Heart showed us just how electronic this guy can get. But even though that was a dance-y-ish album, it still wasn't straightforward enough for you to lose attention. This album was kinda like oh, I guess an hour has passed and I just listened to the new Caribou album. On albums like Up In Flames and Andorra I rarely forget and by rarely forget I mean absolutely never forget that I'm listening to a Caribou album. He doesn't allow me to wander off. But for someone as ambitious as Dan, you're bound to have albums that don't quite work......it's actually kinda nice to know he's human after having so many consistently incredible releases.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vinyl review
First off, I saw Caribou open for Radiohead last summer and they were awesome. I asked for and received a copy of Swim for Valentines Day and it sounds great. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. VanLeeuwen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good overall Album
I'm a new convert to this work and based on the collection of songs anticipate exploring the catalog. The vox are good on this album. The album as a whole is very fluid.
Published 4 months ago by Sparx
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Solid album
I had heard about caribou in the past and some freinds of mine told me that he was a good artist, but i never got around to cheacking him out. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Snizzy
2.0 out of 5 stars
Review for the vinyl itself, not the musical talent of Caribou
My comments below are about the vinyl pressing itself and not the musical talent of Caribou.
This album was obviously designed for the CD market. Read more
This album was obviously designed for the CD market. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars
I recommend it.
I took a chance on this group, never having heard of them before, and it was a good shot in the dark. Different, in the best ways possible. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Miles_n_Ish
4.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 stars... outstanding album
Let me be upfront, I am a late-comer to the Caribou party (more on that later), but better late than never, I suppose. This is Caribou's third album, released 2 years ago. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Paul Allaer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow I missed this for too long...
Was into some of Snaith's earlier 'Manitoba' stuff, but had sort of stopped following him, until he opened for Radiohead and totally rocked it, causing me to go back and revisit... Read more
Published 11 months ago by brjoro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Headphone Euphoria
I really liked andorra and all of the Manitoba stuff. But Swim is by far the best in my opinion. Leave it to a math genius to mess with your eardrums like this. Read more
Published on January 7, 2011 by TGR
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't get it
I got suckered into buying the $5 download based on the great reviews. Wow, this just is not good to my ears. Read more
Published on November 11, 2010 by Peter D. Beckman
5.0 out of 5 stars
I really liked this.
I was not a fan of Caribou or Manitoba before this year, but this album really just hits all my soft spots in the right way.Sw
Published on October 16, 2010 by J. Derick Kohler
