A man can make dream pop.

MP3: Caribou - Melody Day

What if Blonde Redhead were a band from th 60's? thats the best way that I can sum up Caribou.

Hailing all the way from Dundas, Ontario Canada this is the project of Daniel Snaith, in the studio, with the help of 3 more musicians in a live setting. They bring to the world, a sound that hasnt been revisted properly in about 40 years. One must wonder how many sheets of LSD these guys go through in one evening. It certainly comes out in the music. and It doesnt sound fake or forced either. they really hit the nail on the head with their exploration of music and sounds from another era.

The great thing about it is... It doesn't sound stale. even though it has obviously been done before. It still has that modern right now edge, that is necessary in order to get some notice these days.

They have quite a few records out. I'm not exactly sure how many. But I keep finding more and more material here and there on the net.

They have a few pages on the net... Myspace, Youtube, Virb, Flickr . You would do well to check them all out. there's alot of good material here. I'm going to try and see them at Slims in San Francisco on Oct 27th.

The BBC did a story on the making of the new album "Andora"which can be watched here.

I love the video for Melody Day. Kinda reminds me of something Anton Corbijn (my all time favorite photographer and visual director) would have done...



*UPDATE* I just came across this on pitchfork. The live band rehearsing in the studio. very very cool indeed.