Caveman - Coco Beware

Released: 15/11/2011 ORG Music

Hype from the New York blogosphere suggests Caveman mark a return to melody and dynamics after recent diazepam-fueled months of chillwave. We don't like to saddle bands with unrealistic expectations, so let's just say their Beach Boys-meets-Shins vibe perfectly accompanies kicking through piles of brown leaves on chilly autumn nights. For more information visit: http://www.orgmusic.com/?page_id=2209 Buy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coco-Beware-VINYL-Caveman/dp/B005N9EXVA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qi…

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60%

The A.V. Club“Too often results in a shapeless sogginess...” Texture isn’t enough to carry the album, especially when the beautiful gloom drains away to reveal drab, disposable Shins rehashes like “Decide” and “Thankful"...

70 %

Spin“Caveman follow in the gentle, soft-prog footsteps of Midlake...” Hints of folksy revelry may abound, but the dynamics are strictly library-level, and the lyrical focus is decidedly inward...

70 %

allmusic“A surprising, deeply inspired debut...” Caveman cover an ambitious territory in the album's ten-track, 36-minute run, balancing potentially conflicting elements like four-part harmonies, tribal drums, trickling keyboard, hazy guitars, and a lyrical focus on friendship and growth...

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