Swim, the first record by electro-pop musician Daniel Snaith
(a/k/a Caribou) since he won the Polaris Music Prize for 2007's
Andorra, is worth every penny of that Can $20,000 prize money.
Sometime after Andorra and experimenting with his live-band
Caribou Vibration Ensemble at last year's All Tomorrow's Parties
fest, Snaith crafted the album's delicate balance of
traditional, electronics-driven dance music and textures of more
experimental sounds and musique concrète. Caribou delivers in
concert, as well, thanks to a clever integration between live
instruments and Snaith's electronics—but there's no prize money
for that. With Toro y Moi and Hounds of Hate. Fri., May 7, 9
p.m., 2010  My Voice Nation Help