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Track List
01) Sister
02) You and I
03) Sunny's Time
04) New Jade
05) Home
06) Lime
07) Never Come Back
08) Filtered Grand Piano
09) Like I Loved You
10) Magpie
11) Ravi
12) Cloud Song
01) Sister
02) You and I
03) Sunny's Time
04) New Jade
05) Home
06) Lime
07) Never Come Back
08) Filtered Grand Piano
09) Like I Loved You
10) Magpie
11) Ravi
12) Cloud Song
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2020
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Suddenly is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou by City Slang on February 28, 2020. It is Snaith's fifth album as Caribou, and his first since Our Love (2014).
Background and recording
Snaith had approximately 900 "draft ideas" for the album that he cut down to 12 complete tracks. The album's themes include the nature and constant evolution of relationships with family and friends. Snaith named the album Suddenly because of his daughter's "obsession with the word".
Critical reception
Tom Sloman of DIY stated that the album "continues Caribou's knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative". Seth Wilson of Slant Magazine wrote that "What makes the album so spectacular, though, is Snaith's voice. This is the first Caribou effort on which he sings on every track, and his vocals are mixed higher than they have been in the past. Throughout, his mesmerizing vocals elevate songs that might otherwise scan as banal." Wilson also felt that "The album rewards reference-spotting, and it's a treat to listen to the way such a masterful musician mines his own record collection for inspiration." Reviewing the album for NME, Thomas Smith felt that "Your history with Snaith's catalogue will dictate which elements of 'Suddenly' are most intriguing. The more experimental and unsettling elements will reward longtime stans, while recent converts will be just as thrilled with its party-starting exuberance."
Writing for Resident Advisor, Carlos Hawthorn called the album a "slight pivot away from the dance floor" that "has its ravey moments, but overall there's less chugging and thudding and more of a focus on songwriting. The energy swings wildly from zany pop and Technicolor house to tender ballads with no beat." He ultimately judged the album to be a "frustrating listen. Snaith's talent for writing earworms, hooks and choruses has never been so apparent. But overall he sounds like he's trying too hard, taking influence from too many places."
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Dan Snaith’s journey over the past two decades has been nothing short of fascinating. There were the lo-fi early releases under the name Manitoba; 2001’s ‘Start Breaking My Heart’ and 2003’s ‘Up In Flames’, which were dubbed folktronica thanks to their spindly hybrid of electronic grooves and soothing soundscapes. The following decade provided his two most commercially-successful and critically-acclaimed records under the name Caribou; 2010’s ‘Swim’ and technicolor-triumph, ‘Our Love’ in 2014, which landed him headline spots at endless hipster festivals. In recent years, he’s dedicated his time to dancefloor bangers via his Daphni moniker, including last summer’s ‘Sizzling’ EP, which was full of house-led heaters.
So despite this new album’s title, it’s clear that the Canadian’s producer’s rise has been anything but immediate. In the two-decade long journey to ‘Suddenly’ – his seventh studio album under the Caribou name – Snaith has carefully plotted out a course that’s seen him regarded as one of dance music’s most respected and prolific statesmen. His songwriting has become more open as life moves on and the tunes more euphoric as the live shows grow larger and more ravey.
In a recent interview with Esquire, Snaith said the response to last album ‘Our Love’ inspired ‘Suddenly’ to be “weirder and more personal and intimate”. It was knowing that his dedicated audience were locked in for the ride that sent him off into some strange corners. While ‘Our Love’ opened with a soaring pop-anthem (the euphoric ‘Can’t Do Without You’), ‘Suddenly’ starts off on choppy waters – the haunting ‘Sister’ introduces a melancholy aura, while on the wonky ‘You and I’ the bold vocal manipulation sounds like he’s sampling a big night out with The Smurfs. The glitchy piano-led ‘Sunny’s Time’ steers the album’s midsection, as dense textures (‘New Jade’) peter out into soulful highlight ‘Home’.
There are a few unabashed slappers, though. ‘Never Come Back’ is as sentimental as it is electrifying (“Promise me that you don’t regret it/You and I were together/Even though we both knew better”) and the chopped-up vocals and pile-driving rhythm on ‘Ravi’ is an instant festival anthem. It’s an unsubtle flex to show that few can conjure dancefloor magic as quick and as primal as Snaith.
Your history with Snaith’s catalogue will dictate which elements of ‘Suddenly’ are most intriguing. The more experimental and unsettling elements will reward longtime stans, while recent converts will be just as thrilled with its party-starting exuberance. What’s universally clear, however, is that 20 years into his career, Snaith has found the perfect balance between intimate songwriting and extroverted sonic decisions.
SOURCE: https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/caribou-suddenly-unabashed-slappers-sit-easy-next-to-experimental-unsettling-electronica-2614445
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Suddenly is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou by City Slang on February 28, 2020. It is Snaith's fifth album as Caribou, and his first since Our Love (2014).
Background and recording
Snaith had approximately 900 "draft ideas" for the album that he cut down to 12 complete tracks. The album's themes include the nature and constant evolution of relationships with family and friends. Snaith named the album Suddenly because of his daughter's "obsession with the word".
Critical reception
Tom Sloman of DIY stated that the album "continues Caribou's knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative". Seth Wilson of Slant Magazine wrote that "What makes the album so spectacular, though, is Snaith's voice. This is the first Caribou effort on which he sings on every track, and his vocals are mixed higher than they have been in the past. Throughout, his mesmerizing vocals elevate songs that might otherwise scan as banal." Wilson also felt that "The album rewards reference-spotting, and it's a treat to listen to the way such a masterful musician mines his own record collection for inspiration." Reviewing the album for NME, Thomas Smith felt that "Your history with Snaith's catalogue will dictate which elements of 'Suddenly' are most intriguing. The more experimental and unsettling elements will reward longtime stans, while recent converts will be just as thrilled with its party-starting exuberance."
Writing for Resident Advisor, Carlos Hawthorn called the album a "slight pivot away from the dance floor" that "has its ravey moments, but overall there's less chugging and thudding and more of a focus on songwriting. The energy swings wildly from zany pop and Technicolor house to tender ballads with no beat." He ultimately judged the album to be a "frustrating listen. Snaith's talent for writing earworms, hooks and choruses has never been so apparent. But overall he sounds like he's trying too hard, taking influence from too many places."
User Album Review
Dan Snaith’s journey over the past two decades has been nothing short of fascinating. There were the lo-fi early releases under the name Manitoba; 2001’s ‘Start Breaking My Heart’ and 2003’s ‘Up In Flames’, which were dubbed folktronica thanks to their spindly hybrid of electronic grooves and soothing soundscapes. The following decade provided his two most commercially-successful and critically-acclaimed records under the name Caribou; 2010’s ‘Swim’ and technicolor-triumph, ‘Our Love’ in 2014, which landed him headline spots at endless hipster festivals. In recent years, he’s dedicated his time to dancefloor bangers via his Daphni moniker, including last summer’s ‘Sizzling’ EP, which was full of house-led heaters.
So despite this new album’s title, it’s clear that the Canadian’s producer’s rise has been anything but immediate. In the two-decade long journey to ‘Suddenly’ – his seventh studio album under the Caribou name – Snaith has carefully plotted out a course that’s seen him regarded as one of dance music’s most respected and prolific statesmen. His songwriting has become more open as life moves on and the tunes more euphoric as the live shows grow larger and more ravey.
In a recent interview with Esquire, Snaith said the response to last album ‘Our Love’ inspired ‘Suddenly’ to be “weirder and more personal and intimate”. It was knowing that his dedicated audience were locked in for the ride that sent him off into some strange corners. While ‘Our Love’ opened with a soaring pop-anthem (the euphoric ‘Can’t Do Without You’), ‘Suddenly’ starts off on choppy waters – the haunting ‘Sister’ introduces a melancholy aura, while on the wonky ‘You and I’ the bold vocal manipulation sounds like he’s sampling a big night out with The Smurfs. The glitchy piano-led ‘Sunny’s Time’ steers the album’s midsection, as dense textures (‘New Jade’) peter out into soulful highlight ‘Home’.
There are a few unabashed slappers, though. ‘Never Come Back’ is as sentimental as it is electrifying (“Promise me that you don’t regret it/You and I were together/Even though we both knew better”) and the chopped-up vocals and pile-driving rhythm on ‘Ravi’ is an instant festival anthem. It’s an unsubtle flex to show that few can conjure dancefloor magic as quick and as primal as Snaith.
Your history with Snaith’s catalogue will dictate which elements of ‘Suddenly’ are most intriguing. The more experimental and unsettling elements will reward longtime stans, while recent converts will be just as thrilled with its party-starting exuberance. What’s universally clear, however, is that 20 years into his career, Snaith has found the perfect balance between intimate songwriting and extroverted sonic decisions.
SOURCE: https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/caribou-suddenly-unabashed-slappers-sit-easy-next-to-experimental-unsettling-electronica-2614445
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