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Leonard Cohen, Wolf Parade, Junior Boys, Many More Make Polaris Music Prize Long List
For four years now, the Polaris Music Prize has been honoring the best of Canadian indie music. It has similarly sought to honor one of the truest definitions of "indie music" out there: "creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music...without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation or sales history."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCaribou announces new tour dates
Fresh from a tour that hit both Japan and Australia, Daniel Snaith is taking his musical-ego Caribou around Europe and North America. Announced via Myspace, this multi-month tour will include previous live band members Ryan Smith, Brian Weber and Andrew Lloyd, as well as opening act Fuck Buttons. Snaith hasn’t stopped working since the release of 2007’s Andorra, spending the latter part of the year touring all over the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. Looks like Caribou is repaying fans for waiting patiently since 2005’s Milk of Human Kindness where Snaith took time from his music to finish his Ph.D.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCaribou tours all over the place
Caribou has begun its grand migration across the globe. The electro-psych group started its world tour this past Friday (Oct. 26) in Los Angles, Calif. and will continue the non-stop stampede clear into Barcelona on Dec. 15. Born Ruffians will join Caribou for the first leg of the tour. For more information on show dates, be sure to check out the band's live show page. Caribou tour dates: October 26 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour * 27 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Slim's * 28 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge * 29 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCaribou: Andorra
The majority of the songs on Caribou’s latest make a bee-line for... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsGo Caribou-sighting in the lower 48 this fall
Caribou season, usually limited to the Northernmost expanses of this world, will be enjoyed by other regions of the hemisphere when Daniel V. Snaith, who plays music under the aforementioned reindeerish moniker, sets forth in September - with a band from his home province, Ontario - to snowbird hideaways like Florida and Louisiana. Touring with Toronto natives Born Ruffians, Snaith and company (formerly known as Manitoba) are out to promote Andorra, Caribou’s latest release on Merge. It is a goal he shares with us at Paste, who have dubbed Caribou our Band of the Week. September 28 - Hamilton, Ontario... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBand of the Week: Caribou
Many artists seek out faraway places for inspiration. They build studios in forests, record in swimming pools, or play instruments on the streets of noisy cities, believing that their immediate surroundings can lead to great musical inspiration. While such grand geographic statements can occasionally lead to... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesCaribou - "Melody Day"
Click above to watch "Melody Day" from Caribou's new record Andorra out August 21 on Merge Records.... read more
Found in: Video of the DayCaribou, Shout Out Louds Sign To Merge
What with recent releases from Arcade Fire and The Rosebuds (both of which earned four stars from Paste), Merge Records is on quite the roll. Still, the North Carolina indie isn't letting up, as shown by recent signees Caribou and the Shout Out Louds. Andorra, Dan Snaith's fourth LP under the moniker Caribou, will hit stores August 21 while Our Ill Wills, the sophomore effort from Swedish sensation Shout Out Louds, will be released September 11 with production courtesy of Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn And John. Andorra tracklist: 1. Melody Day 2. Sandy 3. After Hours 4. She’s the... read more
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