Electronic music producer Caribou (aka Dan Snaith) has announced a brand new record: Honey, out October 4 via Merge. Snaith has also shared a brand new song, "Come Find Me", along with a video directed by Richard Kenworthy. You can watch/listen here:
Honey's official announcement follows several well-received singles Snaith has released this year ("Broke My Heart", "Volume", and the title track) which will all be present in the tracklist.
Of the new track, Snaith says:
“I love this kind of chord sequence and the sort of French touch type of vibe, but it took a lot of time to find the right vocal hook and breakdown and make it more pop and concise. When I play that one in DJ sets, when it drops down to just the singing and then suddenly it’s a song that surges back in—I know for a fact no one in the crowd has heard it before, and yet people always respond in this really emotionally charged, euphoric way… That's always the best litmus test that a track has come together in the right way.”
In the fall, Snaith will embark on a tour of the US and Canada, beginning in Vancouver on November 8; before that, though, he will play a few shows abroad in Ireland, Japan, and the Netherlands. Next year, he'll take Caribou through the UK.
On the US and Canadian dates, Snaith will be joined by Yunè Pinku and Joy Orbison. For the '25 UK dates, he'll be with Ela Minus.
Of the new album itself (which follows 2022's Suddenly), Snaith says:
“One thing that hasn’t changed for me from the very beginning is a manic curiosity of seeing what I can make out of sound. Not so much what someone can make out of sound—a ‘professional’ with a host of collaborators and resources at their disposal—but me in my little basement studio. There’s more equipment in here than there used to be, but essentially it’s the same as ever: still chasing that thrill of when something hits really hard, and I find myself jumping up and down or the hairs standing up on my arms in excitement. How lucky am I that that’s never gone away? That the chance of making something new and exciting is still as exhilarating as ever, and as much fun as ever? Starting the day with nothing (and finishing most days with nothing good) but occasionally having something that didn’t exist before stuck in my head by the end of the day. It still seems like a kind of alchemy."
Honey is out October 4 via Merge. Pre-order it here.
Honey tracklist:
1. Broke My Heart
2. Honey
3. Volume
4. Do Without You
5. Come Find Me
6. August 20/24
7. Dear Life
8. Over Now
9. Campfire
10. Climbing
11. Only You
12. Got To Change
Caribou tour dates:
September 14, Belfast, IR @ Boiler Room
October 14, Tokyo, JP @ O-East
October 17, Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Dance Event
November 8, Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum*
November 9, Portland, OR @ Roseland*
November 10, Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
November 12, Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
November 13, Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall*
November 15, Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom^*
November 17, 2024, Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed*
November 18, Atlanta, GA @ Eastern*
November 19, Washington, D.C. @ Anthem*
November 20, 2024, Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
November 21, 2024, Queens, NY @ Great Hall at Avant Gardner*
November 23, Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall*
November 24, Toronto, ON @ History*
November 25, Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia*
December 31, Glenworth Valley, AU @ Lost Paradise Festival
February 3, Paris, FR @ Zénith Paris – La Villette"
February 4, Esch/Alzette, LX @ Rockhal"
February 6, London, UK @ Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
February 7, London, UK @ Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
February 8, London, UK @ Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
February 9, Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy"
February 10, Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon"
February 11, Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique"
February 12, Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique"
February 14, Berlin, DE @ UFO (Velodrom)"
* = support from Yunè Pinku
^ = with Joy Orbison
" = support from Ela Minus
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