Caroline – Caroline 2 (Japan Edition Vinyl With Obi)

Vinyl  LP, Album

Caroline, an 8-piece band with a diverse cross section of talent, releases its latest album! Three years after their shocking self-titled debut album, Caroline has released their second album, "caroline 2", on Rough Trade Records. Three years after their stunning self-titled debut album, Caroline has released their second album, "caroline 2", on Rough Trade Records. The band spent 18 months in the UK for various writing sessions, recording mainly at Big Jelly Studios in Ramsgate. The album was produced by band members Jasper Llewellyn, Casper Hughes, and Mike O'Malley, engineered by Sid Kemp, mixed by Jason Eigel, and mastered by Heba Cadley in New York. The album opens with a sharp sounding guitar. Then a delayed, slow, low-pitched guitar joins in. Then comes the direct yet boisterous beat of the drums: the three instruments play different rhythms, but intertwine to form a beautifully unbalanced loop. Jasper Llewellyn and Magdalena McLean sing in unison over the interplay, and the swirling sounds beneath them grow in intensity. Trombones, bass clarinets, and harmoniums dissolve layer after layer into the sound, and the sound is about to reach a critical speed. Then, as the sharp high notes of the violin try to push everything into the far reaches of space, a huge echo of electronic noise slices everything in half. The overwhelming descent continues for a few seconds, then the aggressive sounds of guitars and drums...