After missing out on previous Caribou shows I finally caught up with Dan Snaith’s live show last night. I missed the show in September and also a few years ago in the Red Box (when they were then known as Manitoba) due to a no show support slot to Primal Scream. Andorra is one of my albums of the year so it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Last night’s show was filled with Andorra material and was all the better for it. On stage, the two drummers were setup to the forefront while the guitarist and bassist lounged at the back. Behind them psychedelic visuals reinforced the trippy nature of the live Caribou show.
Dan Snaith is not much of a frontman but he wouldn’t claim to be. His vocal are deliberately low in the mix lending to the 60s psychedelic vibe. It was all about the drums anyhow. Andorra has some of the best drumming on an album this year so it was a delight to see the fantastic touring drummer thump the skins with such force to a click track without problem. Snaith would join in when it was warranted which was often and the two bashed the unmistakable rhythms in unison. Two drummers NEVER fails to impress especially when they are both feet away from the audience. See video of “After Hours” below for an example.
When not playing drums, Snaith played some guitar, a synth, a recorder and a xylophone. They also played some older stuff including a personal favourite “Yeti”. If you are in Belfast tonight, they play the Limelight. GO!
More Photos of last night here.
Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9UN3xzOrIY[/youtube]
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Himself came home raving about it, he thought it was great. Did you catch any of the support? (Crayonsmith)
Crayonsmith was OK. I was expecting a bit more from him. Some of it didn’t hold my attention at all. I might have told him that afterwards.
Finally met himself as well 😉
Yep, himself thought you and your good lady were lovely folk. He’s a man of impeccable taste, obviously. 🙂
Will be in touch re: blog stuff. Drowning under a big pile of books at the mo, so no time at all…
We’re waiting Caribou in Italy… How long…
thank’s for video!
really excellent gig, best i’ve been to in whelans for several years
openers ‘after hours’ and ‘sandy'(i think) were amazing, in fact all the andorra stuff really impressed
didn’t know as much of the other tracks but it didn’t matter cos the drumming and instrumentation were so good
haven’t seen a band that tight in ages
the dual drums setup was mindblowing, terrific sound too
thought crayonsmith weren’t bad after a slow start, massive grandaddy influence going on which is no bad thing!
hey, i just recognised myself cheering at the very end of this video! 😀
Loved this gig – two drummers in two bands in two nights. It must be the week of the drummers.
Hey…did you always have those numbers on your comment boxes? Snazzy.
saw them at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, and it was pretty cool, they ended all of their songs in a fast chaotic jam session that made the crowd raise their hands and praise the skys. The background visuals and crazy stage arengments were a nice too.
thx 4 the loose ends – savage saxamaphone etc, u shud leave an upload link, go get jefairplane – “have you seen the saucers”
sory wrong song, somebody to love is the one you should crave like vomit from a dazed milk junky baeleamic vomiturd carrot swilling urchin gunk obsessed gump muck savage blurrrggghhh yaey!!!
Glad you liked it Bob!