CARIBOU ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR MERGE RECORDS TO RELEASE ‘SWIM’ APRIL 20, 2010

CARIBOU ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR MERGE RECORDS TO RELEASE ‘SWIM’ APRIL 20, 2010

Caribou is please is to announced a world tour beginning in Manchester, England on April 19th. The North American leg of the tour will begin on May 3rd in Toronto. Merge Records will release Swim, Dan Snaith s new album, on April 20th.

If you think you know Caribou, think again. Swim is the sound of the musical glass ceiling being blown away.

If there is a link to previous album Andorra, it would be in the ravishing explosions of sound pulsing through album closer Niobe . A continuum of sorts leads us to 2010, but that finale gives mere hints as to the future Caribou. From the opening effervescent gambol of Odessa to the glorious odyssey of Jamelia , it s crystal clear that Caribou has made a massive leap forwards, upwards and sideways. Swim is full of brightly textured, rapturous gems that gleam with astonishing production – and then wrenches at your heart with soulful, thoughtful reveries on the passing of time, family history and the breakdown of relationships.

This year will also see a dramatic difference in the Caribou live performance. Now that technology has finally caught up to Dan s ambitions for the band s show, while it will still be four musicians on stage, the dynamic interplay between visuals, electronics and the live sound is totally pliable.

Now we can play the mix onstage like a dub mixer would – but even moreso than a Lee Perry because almost everything can be manipulated – not just the things that are controlled on a recording studio mixing desk. We can get that washing-around feeling and the unpredictability of sounds undergoing changes all the time. They say it takes a few years for the new century to kick in here we go.

CARIBOU TOUR DATES

Apr 19 MANCHESTER – Deaf Institute

Apr 20 LONDON – Corsica Studios

Apr 21 AMSTERDAM – Paradiso

Apr 22 BRUSSELS – Beursschouwburg

Apr 23 PARIS – Le Point Ephemere

Apr 24 LAUSANNE – Le Romandie

Apr 25 ST. GALLEN – Palace

Apr 26 MILAN – Magnolia

Apr 27 MUNICH – Feierwerk

Apr 28 BERLIN – Berghain

Apr 29 HAMBURG – Prinzenbar

Apr 30 AARHUS – Pop Revo Festival

May 01 STOCKHOLM – Strand

May 03 TORONTO, ON – Phoenix

May 04 OTTAWA, ON – Babylon

May 05 MONTREAL, PQ – Tulipe

May 06 BOSTON, MA – Middle East Downstairs

May 07 BROOKLYN, NY – Music Hall

May 08 NEW YORK, NY – Bowery Ballroom

May 09 PHILADELPHIA, PA – First Unitarian

May 10 WASHINGTON, DC – RNR Hotel

May 11 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Jefferson

May 12 CHAPEL HILL, NC – Cat’s Cradle

May 13 ATLANTA, GA – Earl

May 14 BATON ROUGE, LA – Spanish Moon

May 15 HOUSTON, TX – Warehouse Live Studio

May 16 AUSTIN, TX – Emo’s

May 18 PHOENIX, AZ – Clubhouse

May 19 LOS ANGELES, CA – El Rey

May 20 SAN DIEGO, CA – Casbah

May 21 MEXICO CITY, MX – Teatro Fru Fru

May 24 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Independent

May 26 PORTLAND, OR – Hawthorne

May 28 VICTORIA, BC – Sugar

May 29 VANCOUVER, BC – Rickshaw

May 30 GEORGE, WA – Sasquatch

May 31 CALGARY, AB – Republik

Jun 01 EDMONTON, AB – Starlite

Jun 02 SASKATOON, SK – Amigo’s

Jun 03 WINNIPEG, MB – Royal Albert Arms

Jun 04 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – 7th St Entry

Jun 05 DAVENPORT, IA – Rock Island Brewing Co.

Jun 07 ST. LOUIS, MO – Firebird

Jun 08 LOUISVILLE, KY – Zanzabar

Jun 09 CLEVELAND, OH – Grog Shop

Jun 10 HAMILTON, ON – Casbah

Jun 11 HALIFAX, NS – Paragon