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Caribou @ Webster Hall 11/14/2014
Our Love / Silver / Mars / Leave House / All I Ever Need / Bowls / Second Chance / Jamelia / Back Home / Odessa / Your Love Will Set You Free / Can’t Do Without You // Sun

Caribou “Your Love Will Set You Free”

I went into this show thinking that it’d be cool to see Caribou but not really knowing how the music would feel in live setting, and came away from it thinking that they’re one of the best live bands I’ve seen in some time. The songs sound more or less the same in concert, but the power of the live musicians – especially the drummer, who plays a mostly electronic kit – really pushes everything to the next level. The physicality of the music is multiplied several times over, and tracks that feel more chill on record feel urgent or ecstatic in the show. They leave you on the best possible feeling too, with “Sun” extending into a long multi-peak finale that was so exciting and satisfying that I don’t think anyone would’ve minded if it went on another five or ten minutes.

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