Swim (Caribou album)

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Swim
Studio album by Caribou
Released 20 April 2010 (2010-04-20)
Recorded Bryn Derwen Studio, Wales
Pistachio Studio, Hamilton, Ontario
Genre Electronica
Folktronica
Deep House
Minimal Techno
Experimental
Length 43:17
Label City Slang (Europe)
Merge (North America)
Producer Dan Snaith
Caribou chronology
Andorra
(2007)		 Swim
(2010)
Singles from Swim
  1. "Odessa"
    Released: 25 January 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 83
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club (A-)[2]
BBC Music (favourable)[3]
Clash 8/10 stars[4]
Drowned in Sound (9/10)[5]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[6]
musicOMH 4.5/5 stars[7]
NME (8/10)[8]
One Thirty BPM (85%)[9]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[10]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[11]
Resident Advisor 4/5 stars[12]

Swim is an album by Caribou, released in April 2010. It is his first album featuring new material since the 2008 Polaris Music Prize-winning Andorra. It features big changes in comparison to its predecessor, deviating from the Psychedelic pop sound and taking more influences from various kinds of electronic dance music especially Deep house and Minimal techno.

[edit] Reception

The album received very positive ratings from the critics, including a rating of 8.4 out of 10 and a "Best New Music" label from Pitchfork.[13] The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[14] It was considered the best album of 2010 by Resident Advisor, an Internet magazine focusing on electronic music. [15]

Swim was awarded the second spot in Exclaim!'s 2010 Electronic Year in Review. Caribou was praised by Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! for the organic nature of the album, "Caribou will be remembered for Swim."[16]

Many publications ranked Swim on their end of year lists, including:

The album won the Juno Award in 2010 for best Electronic Album of the Year.

The first track on the album, "Odessa", was featured in a commercial for the automobile manufacturer Acura, the soccer video game FIFA 11, as well as the new Lexus CT 200h commercial.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Odessa"   5:15
2. "Sun"   5:44
3. "Kaili"   4:41
4. "Found Out"   3:18
5. "Bowls"   6:20
6. "Leave House"   5:11
7. "Hannibal"   6:14
8. "Lalibela"   2:25
9. "Jamelia" (features vocals by Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians.[17]) 3:58
Total length:
 43:17


[edit] References

  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. Swim (Caribou album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (2011-08-05). "Caribou: Swim | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/caribou-swim,40266/. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
  3. ^ Chris Beanland (14 April 2010). "Review of Caribou - Swim". BBC Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hn4z. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Will Salmon (21 April 2010). "Album Review: Caribou: Swim". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/caribou-swim. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  5. ^ Hayden Woolley (12 April 2010). "Caribou - Swim". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15288/reviews/4139667. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (15 April 2010). "Caribou: Swim". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/15/caribou-swim-cd-review. Retrieved 18 April 2010. 
  7. ^ "Caribou - Swim | album reviews". musicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/caribou_0410.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
  8. ^ Alex Denney (16 April 2010). "Album Review: Caribou - 'Swim (City Slang)". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/caribou--3/11235. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  9. ^ Rob Galo (20 April 2010). "Album Review: Caribou - Swim". One Thirty BPM. http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/04/20/album-review-caribou-swim/. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  10. ^ Larry Fitzmaurice (20 April 2010). "Pitchfork Album Reviews: Caribou: Swim". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14157-swim/. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  11. ^ Jesse Cataldo (19 April 2010). "Album Review: Caribou: Swim". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/swim/2078/. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  12. ^ Derek Miller (6 May 2010). "RA Reviews: Caribou - Swim". Resident Advisor. http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=7433. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
  13. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (2010-04-20). "Pitchfork Album Review: Caribou - Swim". Pitchfork.com. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14157-swim/. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
  14. ^ Thompson, Ciaran (20 September 2010). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/karkwa-win-2010-polaris-music-prize/. Retrieved 21 September 2010. 
  15. ^ Top 20 Albums of 2010 [1] - 15 Dec 2010
  16. ^ Daniel Sylvester [Exclaim! 2010 Electronic Year in Review [2]
  17. ^ "Caribou - Swim". City Slang. http://www.cityslang.com/release/93. Retrieved 1 February 2010. [dead link]
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