23. Caribou - Up In Flames (2003)
One of the best live performances I have ever seen was at the Coronet Theatre in London, where Dan Snaith and his band took to the stage in cat masks and played a psychedelic set of folktronica. There was a lot of bleeps and squiggles and a set of great vocals that was sheer fun. 'Up In Flames' finds Four Tet, The Beach Boys and Lynrd Sknyrd all put into a blender to offer a sugary, yet dusty record. The album opens with 'I've Lived On A Dirt Road All My Life' that sounds crickets, lots of drums and what could be a travelling circus. Next track 'Skunks' brings more wildlife as the track finishes up with croaking frogs. There's a largely playful element to'Up In Flames' and Caribou's second album is a major kaleidoscopic ride through the back-roads of America.
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