Canadian Dan Snaith's one-man project, originally known as Manitoba, but later renamed as Caribou after Snaith was threatened with a law-suit; has been one of the most remarkable indietronic acts of the current decade. Fusing the psychedelic spirit of the sixties with the technological possibilities of electronica, multi-instrumentalist and laptop-musician Snaith has created the kind of human electronica, that can be as mind-bending and colorful as the vintage psych rock from several decades ago. While the work of Manitoba/Caribou (or Caritoba, if you will) can be traced to certain influences like Silver Apples, Neu! or the Byrds, it is safe to say that Dan Snaith does possess a signature sound.
On the new album, titled Andorra, his signature sound is even more refined than ever, also more accessible with clearly discernible pop influences. The opener "Melody Day", also released as a single, is worth its title for its melodic and sunny approach, being one of the memorable songs in Snaith's canon. Sounds and textures still make up a multi-faceted and multi-layered blend, but it all sounds more live than ever, even in the case of sampled instruments. Percussive attack, another aspect defining the Caribou sound, is also more focused. "Andorra" on the whole is musically more cohesive of an effort than the more abstract and meandering previous album "The Milk Of Human Kindness".
*This review was published today in an Estonian journal called Eesti Ekspress. This is the English translation.
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