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Caroline 2

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Caroline 2

Second full-length album from the London-based eight-member post-rock group

ADM rating[?]

8.3

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
30/05/2025
US Release date
30/05/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Slant Magazine

    NEW An album of collisions: between time and space, past and present, precision and spontaneity
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  2. 9.0 |   Far Out

    NEW Each song is gloriously cinematic, intoxicatingly unexpected and truly powerful, even in its quietest moments
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  3. 9.0 |   All Music

    NEW Paradoxically exciting and narcotic at the same time, it runs the gamut from spare experimental folk to crushing noise
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  4. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    NEW caroline 2 is a remarkable second album from one of Britain’s greatest bands. Throughout the album, the exquisite way in which this album is crafted adds so much to songs that are already awash with beauty and romance
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  5. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    NEW With a suite of mini-symphonies that boasts no shortage of surprising, mesmerizing epiphanies, the London musicians fully embrace their role as UK post-rock’s preeminent sentimentalists
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  6. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    NEW A sound that is assured and ebullient, lively as a coiled spring releasing its kinetic energy until it's exhausted.
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  7. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW With its improvised vocals, incidental sounds, and emotive power, Caroline 2 is an experimental record that never lacks purpose or passion
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  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

    NEW There's a newfound earnestness and openness to caroline's songcraft. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    NEW It's a warmer, less brittle listen that still pushes at production conventions. Print edition only


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