Lav's Music Corner

Review by Lavender: Caribou is the biggest and most acclaimed musical project of Canadian producer and vocalist Dan Snaith. I've enjoyed multiple projects in the Caribou back catalog including 2010's Swim  and the previous record Suddenly  in 2020. I've also enjoyed other moments like his side project Daphni's 2019 Sizzling EP, even though I wasn't a fan of the album that followed it. Snaith can be hit or miss, but his potential is high. That informs this record, which features some awe-inspiring highs side-by-side with some of his most confusing tracks ever.  The album gets off to a decent start with three of its 4 singles popping up right away. Lead single and title track "Honey' is the best of the bunch by far and one of my favorite Caribou songs in a long time. I love the glitchy textured splashes during its build-up and the extraordinarily satisfying conclusion it eventually reaches. "Broke My Heart" opens the album and while it didn't bl...

Caribou is one of the monikers of electronic music producer Dan Snaith, and it is considered by many to be his primary project. Started up in 2005 Suddenly  is his 5th record under the Caribou name and comes six years after the last Caribou record and less than a year after the most recent release from Daphni, another of Snaith's projects. Review By Lavender: I have always enjoyed Caribou's music and that very much includes the two records Dan dropped over the last decade. So while I wasn't anticipating this thing being the most groundbreaking or expansive record I've ever heard, I was really excited for it. And I'm happy to report that Suddenly  lives up to expectations. The record was off to a pretty great start after I enjoyed all three of the singles released in the lead up to the album starting with the excellent Home  which made my singles of the year list last year. The slick simple percussion pattern is the surface for a perfect blend of live and sa...