Caribou-Honey

Caribou-Honey"Upon first listen, two things about Honey are immediately clear: First, it is an entirely new kind of Caribou record. Second, in being an entirely new kind of Caribou record, it is in keeping with Dan Snaiths discography, each new album marked by radical thematic and sonic shifts. Honey is not a departure from the Caribou weve known up to this point but rather the product of a lifetime spent listening to and crafting immaculate pop music. After two

I felt the other parts of me were shrinking

working with artists on the legendary Sun Record Company

his third album Stoned Soul Picnic is a masterful showcase of soul-jazz grooves

and also the culture of Latin America and Caribbean lands Cox admits in the album’s original liner notes that

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and Betty’s close friend

“my future

Mordechai features vocals prominently on nearly every song

voices anxiety on the thrashing screamo chaos of “Live Like This

While the first album

but I feel now is the time when being hopeful is necessary

this 3-LP set offers probably the best retrospective to date of this enormously influential band