Honey

Dan Snaith typically reserves his most club-friendly music for his Daphni alias, and with 2022s Cherry, he embraced his Detroit techno and filter disco influences more than ever. However, his passion for underground dance music unexpectedly took over his main project, Caribou, and with Honey, hes suddenly making straight-up bangers and bassline anthems. Hes also experimenting with technology more, using artificial intelligence to generate voices or alter his own vocals, creating different perspectives and modes of expression within his music. "Broke My Heart" begins the album with skipping beats and feminine-sounding vocals, mixing U.K. garage with PC Music-style bubblegum bass. "Honey" has the type of outrageous bassline you never though Snaith had in him, along with a brief but crucial vocal snippet ("youll always be my honey") rather than a lyrical song structure. "Volume" channels nostalgia for Snaiths introduction to electronic music by repurposing M/A/R/R/S groundbreaking, sample-driven 1987 hit "Pump Up the Volume." He shifts the tracks textures and sparingly drops the Rakim sample while adding other vocal parts, resulting in a danceable articulation of longing and desire. "Come Find Me" mixes brighter synths and choppy vocal samples with pumping beats and more pronounced statements of affection and yearning. "Over Now" has an 80s synth pop sheen and French house beats, along with the most Caribou-esque vocals on the album. "Campfire" circles back to the chirpy vocal snippet from "Broke My Heart," but attaches it to wistful guitars and deconstructed rhythms, throwing in an unexpected rap bridge. "Climbing" is vibrant, gleeful disco-house with a touch of Baroque synth melodies, and the exhilarating "Got to Change" ends the album by building to a fizzing climax. Much like his longtime collaborator Four Tet, Snaith has fully entered his festival dance era, making some of his most outwardly expressive music by injecting his own personality and emotions into superbly crafted club tracks. ~ Paul Simpson

ダフニ名義でのリリースを挿み、4年半ぶりとなったダン・スナイスの本隊プロジェクトによる6作目。性急なビートのオープニング・トラック"Broke My Heart"でテンションをいきなりピークまで上げると、盟友フォー・テットがアレンジに参加した表題曲、バンド・サウンドでの再現に期待が膨らむ"Come Find Me"、ドリーミーなエレクトロ・ポップ"Over Now"、MVも必見なエンディング曲"Got To Change"に至るまで百花繚乱、息をもつかせぬダンス・トラックの応酬。いずれの楽曲にも彼特有の煌めきが散りばめられ、ウォーミーなサウンドで埋め尽くされている点が素晴らしい。
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