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CMU Approved
Approved: Caribou – Odessa
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 26 January 2010
Caribou, aka Dan Snaith, promised back in October that his next album would be more upbeat and dance music-influenced than previous work. And from the sound of this track, he told us no lies. The album isn’t released until 19 Apr (via City Slang), but you can get a free download of one track, ‘Odessa’, right now in exchange for your email address.
Snaith says that his aim with the new album was to make “dance music that sounds like it’s made out of water rather than made out of metallic stuff”, and he’s certainly come close. Erlend Øye-like vocals wash over the top of a track that ripples, rather than thumps. There are even synths and samples that sound like wildlife nesting around the edge. If this is an indication of the standard of the rest of ‘Swim’, then it’s time to be excited.
www.caribou.fm/swim_download
