Caribou - Swim
Critic Score
Based on 35 reviews
2010 Ratings: #39 / 924
Year End Rank: #11
User Score
Based on 551 ratings
2010 Rank: #74
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CRITIC REVIEWS

84
Pitchfork

After drawing from IDM, krautrock, and sunshine pop, Dan Snaith's project sets its sights on dark and intricate dance music, with dazzling results.

80
AllMusic

Even though you could call this move toward the dancefloor a surprise, Swim retains all the qualities that make Snaith and Caribou so impressive. It just dresses them up for a night out at the club; no, make that a great night out at the club.

70
Slant Magazine

Swim’s songs are fully evocative of the stylistic struggles that the band has come to represent.

70
PopMatters

Caribou carries through pretty deftly, striking far more often than he misses.

SnowyFighter
66

SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SU-
*continues forever*

Wow, I’m kinda surprised I didn’t like this as much as I thought I would. It’s still pretty good though. First, let’s start off positive. The production is absolutely incredible and has a great indietronica sound. Super impressive on that front. The synths are fun and the structures to the songs are pretty enticing. I haven’t heard a ton of ... read more

LZGray
60

I guess this project is indicative that I'm just not a fan of Caribou or his style at all. I listened to Suddenly in 2020 and just found it way too clean and predictable, the builds not as dynamic as they could have been. So a rougher or more raw sound might have done the trick, right? Well... not really, in fact it almost made things worse. It gives this whole project a sort of chaotic and slapdash feeling that feels less organic and more jumbled together by happenstance. The grooves are tight ... read more

ARTPOP
92

Odessa 8.6💚
Sun 9.5💚
Kaili 9.3💚
Found Out 9.7💚
Bowls 9.4💚
Leave House 8.9💚
Hannibal 7.8💚
Lalibela 9.7💚
Jamelia 10.0💚

Nota Final:92💚💚💚💚💚(Excelente)
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Tá aqui um álbum de música eletrônica de 2010 que ainda funciona muito bem até hoje.

Caribou trás em "Swim" um belíssimo trabalho bastante rico sonoramente e liricamente,Caribou sabe fazer uso da música eletrônica com instrumentos ... read more

AirRaidz
69

Conditioned under some harsh faults, the whimsical and colorful score could only take me so far before a dated squished mix kept competing synth leads and vocals in the dark... nonetheless it still has a threshold of character and soul. The risky combination between progressive moments finding a way to reinvent itself while sticking to a diverse fusion of genre bending sounds, creates an unplanned foggy impact that may deter some listeners.

AnorLonwa
69

Very lush and exciting pockets of synths are interwoven amongst vocal neo-psychedelia tracks. Underneath the muddy mixes and harsh vocals, lies a great album.

Artificial
67

Some really boring and quite confusion production choices, but there are some highlights.

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Track List

1Odessa
5:15
81
2Sun
5:44
73
3Kaili
4:42
76
4Found Out
3:18
73
5Bowls
6:21
72
6Leave House
5:12
75
7Hannibal
6:15
63
8Lalibela
2:25
65
9Jamelia
3:58
75
Total Length: 43 minutes
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