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video review: caribou "our love"

It’s been a few years since we’ve last heard new music from Caribou, the Ontario-based neo-psychedelic brainchild of Dan Snaith. So the release of his new album Our Love on October 7th from Merge Records is an unexpected, but nonetheless fantastic, 41 minutes of twirling synth melodies and the crooning of Snaith’s smooth falsetto. In addition to the new album, Caribou dropped a music video for the title track. Unlike the song, which is a dizzying minimal techno composition, the video for “One Love” is much more somber. Shot in Ireland, the narrative follows an elderly woman as she creeps around her giant and empty estate, interspersed with nostalgic glimpses of a relationship she had as a young girl. The video’s director, Ryan Staake, who also directed alt-J’s “Left Hand Free” said, “I wanted to create a slow, brooding film that contrasted the seeming limitless of youth with the reality of death in later years.” It’s an odd approach to the song, but it’s surprisingly effective with Caribou repeating “our love” throughout the super romantic long-panning shots. Check out "Our Love" and tour dates below.
Caribou Worldwide Dates: Oct 08 London, UK — KOKO* SOLD OUT Oct 09 Brussels, BE — Botanique* SOLD OUT Oct 10 Cologne, DE — Ewerk* Oct 11 Hamburg, DE — Grosse Freiheit* Oct 12 Amsterdam, NL — Melkweg Old Room* Oct 13 Helsinki, FI — The Circus Oct 14 Berlin, DE — Berghain* SOLD OUT Oct 15 Leipzig, DE —Conne Island* Oct 16 Prague, CZ — Meet Factory* Oct 17 Budapest, HU — A38* Oct 18 Vienna, AT — Electronic Beats @ TMuseumsquartier* SOLD OUT Oct 19 Munich, DE — Muffathalle* Oct 20 Zurich, CH — Komplex 457* Oct 21 Lyon, FR — Transbordeur* Oct 22 Lille, FR — Aeronef* Oct 23 Liverpool, UK — Liverpool Music Week at Camp & Furnace* Oct 24 Bristol, UK — Simple Things Festival at Motion * SOLD OUT Oct 31 Manchester, UK — The Warehouse Project* SOLD OUT Nov 01 Paris, FR — Pitchfork Festival Paris* SOLD OUT Nov 05 Dublin, IE — Vicar Street* SOLD OUT Nov 06 Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz* Nov 07 Turin, IT — Alfa MiTo Club To Club* Nov 08 Reykjavik, IS — Iceland Airwaves* Nov 10 Montreal, QC — Metropolis (was Le National)* UPGRADED Nov 11 Boston, MA — Paradise* Nov 12 New York, NY — Webster Hall* SOLD OUT Nov 13 Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer* Nov 14 New York, NY — Webster Hall* EXTRA DATE ADDED Nov 15 Washington, DC — Black Cat* Nov 16 Carrboro, NC — Cat’s Cradle* Nov 17 Atlanta, GA — Terminal West* Nov 18 Orlando, FL — The Social* Nov 19 Miami, FL — Grand Central* Nov 20 Tallahassee, FL — Club Downunder* Nov 21 New Orleans, LA — One Eyed Jacks* Nov 22 Houston, TX — Fitzgerald’s* Nov 23 Austin, TX — The Mohawk* Nov 24 Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Fall* SOLD OUT Jan 31 Brisbane, AUS – Laneway Festival Feb 01 Sydney, AUS – Laneway Festival Feb 06 Adelaide, AUS – Laneway Festival Feb 07 Melbourne, AUS – Laneway Festival Feb 08 Fremantle, AUS – Laneway Festival Feb 27 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre EXTRA DATE ADDED Feb 28 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre SOLD OUT Mar 01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Mar 03 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Mar 04 Seattle, WA - The Showbox Mar 05 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom Mar 10 Brussels, BE – AB Mar 11 Paris, FR – Olympia Mar 12 Berlin, DE — Columbiahalle Mar 14 London, UK — Brixton Academy *support from Jessy Lanza