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Caribou | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 20, 2010
• Label: Merge Records
• Copyright: 2010 Merge Records
• Total Length: 43:11
• Genres:
  • Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi
  • Rock
• ASIN: B003G88WTO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,246 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Caribou - Swim April 20, 2010

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

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful stuff. May 18, 2010

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

3.0 out of 5 stars more of a hiccup, than a misstep April 29, 2010

By Samuel Gentle

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.