Caribou - Swim - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It's hard to believe it's been well over a decade since Dan Snaith released his first album as Manitoba back in the spring of 2001. In fact, April 2013 marked the tenth anniversary of his breakthrough album Up in Flames, still the biggest selling album in the Leaf tag's history. Subject to a well-documented lawsuit, Snaith was obliged to change his artist name to Caribou, which was first used for the of 2005's the Milk of Human Kindness. All three albums are now available from Leaf as specially priced CDs, with the first two adding a disc each of bonus material. This updated edition of 2001's Start Breaking My Heart includes all the tracks from the People Eating Fruit EP and the Paul's Birthday 12-inch, as well as all three tracks from the infamous If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be an Airport EP. The two-disc Up in Flames (originally released in 2003) features tracks from the Jacknuggeted and Hendrix with Ko EPs. Album Tracks 1. Yeti 2. Subotnick 3. Final Warning 4. Lord Leopard 5. Bees 6. Hands First 7. Hello Hammerheads 8. Brahminy Kite 9. Drumheller 10. Pelican Narrows 11. Barnowl

Album Tracks 1. I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life 2. Skunks 3. Hendrix with Ko 4. Jacknuggeted 5. Why the Long Face 6. Bijoux 7. Twins 8. Kid You'll Move Mountains 9. Crayon 10. Every Time She Turns Round It's Her Birthday 1. Cherrybomb 2. Silver Splinters 3. Olã© 4. Thistles and Felt 5. Seaweed 6. Cherrybomb, Pt. 2 7. Jacknuggeted [Multimedia Track] 8. Skunks [Multimedia Track]

Dan Snaith, under the guise of Caribou (formerly Manitoba), has been producing critically acclaimed albums for six years now, each an impressive development on the previous one. For his Merge debut, he marries the kaleidoscopic grandeur he's known for with pop melodies and harmonies crammed densely together. The album is vividly three-dimensional, it's hard to believe it was performed and recorded entirely by Snaith at home, save for vocal and songwriting contributions by friend/tour mate Junior Boy's Jeremy Greenspan on one track. Album Tracks 1. Melody Day 2. Sandy 3. After Hours 4. She's the One 5. Desiree 6. Eli 7. Sundialing 8. Irene 9. Niobe