NAME: Caribou PROGRESS REPORT: Mixing his still-untitled followup to 2007'sAndorra. Recorded at home in London. "I'm not able to make music based on what people like. It's a very selfish pursuit, in a way," Caribou's Dan Snaith says. And for... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: CARIBOU»
Posted on October 14, 2009 in (7 comments)
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SCORE! 20 Years Of Merge Records: THE REMIXES! features Caribou, Four Tet, Xiu Xiu, Mark Robinson, the Blow, and others tackling classic and current Mergers. It's out 11/17 as a CD/download and is currently streaming for a limited time at... CONTINUE READING HEAR ARCADE FIRE, SPOON & OTHER MERGE ARTISTS REMIXED»
Posted on September 25, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Caribou | Four Tet | Junior Boys | Radiohead | Spoon | The 6ths | Thom Yorke | Unrest | Xiu Xiu
Move over, Patrick Watson -- it's Dan Snaith's crown now. The annual Polaris Music Prize, honoring Canada's best album as chosen by a panel of 170 music insiders, has gone to Dan Snaith's great Andorra LP. Congrats (and $20,000) to... CONTINUE READING CARIBOU WINS 2008 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE»
Posted on September 30, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Caribou | Polaris Music Prize
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of "classic" recreations, it was nice to dive into the current state of the indie landscape. Yesterday's lineup was stacked, and we spent the day scissoring back and forth catching... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on July 20, 2008 in (35 comments)
Tags: Abe Vigoda | Animal Collective | Caribou | Chk Chk Chk | Dizzee Rascal | Fleet Foxes | Fuck Buttons | High Places | Jarvis Cocker | No Age | Panda Bear | Pit Er Pat | Pitchfork Music Festival | Pulp | The Hold Steady | Vampire Weekend
Before "Handsome Dick" Manitoba lost his mind and threatened to sue Dan Snaith a few years ago, the Canadian electro psychedelicist was named after one of his homeland's provinces. Now, splitting the difference, he's named after an animal that resides... CONTINUE READING CARIBOU VIDEO - "IRENE"»
Posted on May 9, 2008 in (8 comments)
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Ever since Manitoba was forced by that dick Handsome Dick Manitoba to change their name to Caribou, Dan Snaith and his shifting cast of collaborators have broadened their sound, developing an increasingly living/breathing psychedelic feel that goes beyond the bedroom... CONTINUE READING CARIBOU LIVE VIDEO - "MELODY DAY"»
Posted on September 26, 2007 in (0 comments)
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In speaking with P4K about the forthcoming European tax-haven named Andorra, Dan Snaith said it's "not going to really really surprise people that've heard my last two records," and fair enough, for all its eccentric, kaleidoscopic charms, "Melody Day" is... Andorra LP Stream)'">CONTINUE READING NEW CARIBOU VIDEO - "MELODY DAY" (AND ANDORRA LP STREAM)»
Posted on July 26, 2007 in (4 comments)
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Stereogum scours the WWW for the best new guilt-free MP3s. Enjoy! Engineers - "Come In Out of the Rain" (MP3) Cursive - "Sucker And Dry" (MP3) Wolf Parade - "You Are A Runner" (MP3) Picastro - "Metal Cares" (MP3) Longwave... CONTINUE READING FREE-FOR-ALL FRIDAY»
Posted on July 29, 2005 (26 comments)
Tags: Andrew Thompson | Caribou | Chin Up Chin Up | Cursive | Engineers | Fruitbats | Goldrush | Hard-Fi | Koufax | Longwave | Oxford Collapse | Picastro | The Double | The Kingsbury Manx | The Oranges Band | Wolf Parade