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caroline

caroline

caroline

Debut full-length album from the London-based eight-member group incorporates midwest emo, Appalachian folk and post-rock

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
25/02/2022
US Release date
25/02/2022
  1. 8.8 |   Northern Transmissions

    It is an unorthodox album but one that is quintessentially moving, with its authenticity and honesty
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  2. 8.1 |   Beats Per Minute

    This band are making aural marvels that are sporadic, reactive, and organic — disguised inexactness that will have listeners frozen in an undeveloped state, merely connecting on an emotional level that can hardly be rationalized
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  3. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Throughout the fluctuating length of the track list, the band experiment with what they call “extreme closeness”, recording guitars as quietly as possible next to microphones with the gain jacked up to maximum
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    As stylishly coherent as it is surprising. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   NME

    The Rough Trade-signed band’s gorgeous, challenging debut incorporates midwest emo, Appalachian folk and more into a thing of unique beauty
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  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Intriguing, genre-spanning debut from London chamber ensemble showcases seamlessly blended opposing sounds and balances beauty with tension
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  7. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    Five years in the making, the UK band’s debut accomplishes something nearly impossible for a largely instrumental post-rock album: to project urgency and timelessness simultaneously
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  8. 7.0 |   Clash

    The tracks on caroline are the product of years of improvisation and gentle tweaking, and anyone who has seen them live will recognise aspects of them
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  9. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Though the percussive, struck guitar strings interlude Zilch is perhaps an inquiry too far, caroline's flair for conjuring the liminal space between sleep and wakefulness frequently enchants. Print edition only

  10. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    An auditory adventure will neither wow the listener nor will it disappoint
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