{"product_id":"caroline-caroline","title":"Caroline - Caroline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUK eight-piece caroline’s eponymous debut album often cascades with force like an avalanche, squalling and rumbling on the edge of all-out collapse. At other points 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. These songs are expansive and emotive pieces, their rich palette drawing on a mixture of choral singing, Midwestern emo and O’Malley and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” Elsewhere on the record the band have employed a collage-like technique, combining snippets of lo-fi recordings from a myriad of different locations – a barn in France, the members’ bedrooms and living rooms, the atmospheric swimming pool in which they also filmed sublime live sessions for ‘Dark blue’ and ‘Skydiving onto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe growth that began as a scrappy guitar band above a pub many years ago is still continuing. caroline’s astounding debut album is merely the first step.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCaroline by Caroline\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45297975296305,"sku":"191402015010","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/4032084-2799148.jpg?v=1684184196","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/caroline-caroline","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}