‘caroline’ by caroline Out Now
February 25, 2022
The self-titled debut album from London-based eight piece caroline is out now. On it, songs can cascade like an avalanche with the full force of so many instruments, squalling and rumbling on the edge of all-out collapse. At other times they slip back into impossibly fragile moments of quiet – a simple bassline or a rattle of snare the only sound amid a dark sea of silence. caroline know exactly the right balance between restraint and release. “Sometimes things sound much better when there’s empty space,” says Llewellyn. “Sometimes you might populate [a song] with too many things and forget that an element on its own is enough.” Listen now.
Order from our webstore available on Limited Edition Transparent Red Japanese Import LP + standard black) and you will receive a signed postcard and bonus poster illustrated by the band. Order now.
Bewitching debut from the London-based octet, blending string-driven Appalachian folk chants with spacious post-rock” – Uncut 8/10
“caroline provide an ideal soundtrack for the reflection needed to push forward again” –Pitchfork
“It seems no task is too ambitious for caroline right now” – Loud & Quiet 8/10
“This is a fitting soundtrack to the times in which we’re living” – Shindig 8/10
“Deeply emotional deconstructed post-rock with heavy doses of orchestral beauty… incredible” – Stereogum
Forthcoming Live Shows
26/02/22 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East SOLD OUT
24/03/22 – Margate, UK @ The Margate Caves
25/03/22 – Cardiff, UK @ Shift
26/03/22 – Bristol, UK @ Tobacco Factory
27/03/22 – Brighton, UK @ West Will Hall
29/03/22 – Ipswich, UK @ The Baths
30/03/22 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
31/03/22 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
01/04/22 – Newcastle, UK @ Gosforth Civic Centre
02/04/22 – Glasgow, UK @ Audio
03/04/22 – Edinburgh, UK @ Summerhall
04/04/22 – Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
05/04/22 – Cambridge, UK @ Unitarian Church
05/04/22 – London, UK @ Cecil Sharp House
19/04/22 – Paris, FR @ La Instant Chavires
21/04/22 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique
22/04/22 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique
23/04/22 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique
25/04/22 – Berlin, DE @ Silent Green
26/04/22 – Jena, DE @ Trafo
27/04/22 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
28/04/22 – Arlon, BE @ Les Aralunaires
29/04/22 – St Gallen, CH @ Palace
30/04/22 – Lausanne, CH @ Association du Salopard
03/05/22 – Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz
04/05/22 – Madrid, ES @ El Sol
05/05/22 – Lisbon, PT @ ZDB
05/10/22 – New York, NY, US, Le Poisson Rouge
07-09/10/22 – Chicago, IL, US, Constellation
13/10/22 – Los Angeles, CA, US, Lodge Room