Caribou’s Andorra is somewhat distanced from the overall sound of Dan Snaith’s last effort, The Milk of Human Kindness, fully embracing the 60s-oriented psychedelic pop he’s often flirted with. Album opener “Melody Day” — with its tambourine, surging strings, flourishing flute, bittersweet melodies and breathy vocals — feels a bit like the Zombies, but far more grandiose. This track has been floating around the internets for a while now, but with the release of the video last week I was reminded of just how sweet this song is. The rest of the record is pretty great too; it begins with what is probably the most accessible and straightforward song on the album, yet by the end it’s a much more atmospheric and less structured affair.
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Download: Caribou - Melody Day
Buy: Andorra comes out August 21st, but you can pre-order it now from Insound.
Watch: In the video, the swirling psychedelic-pop of “Melody Day” gets represented quite literally, littering landscape and persons alike in a projected twisting mass of stars and space. Perhaps not as impressive as the song itself, but fun nonetheless.
have you heard the four tet remix of melody day? it’s brilliant.
yeah, it is… cool to hear the song stripped down like that, and it really works too.