Suddenly (Caribou album)

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Suddenly

Studio album by

Caribou

Released

February 28, 2020

Genre

Length

43:28

Label

Producer

Dan Snaith

Caribou chronology

Our Love
(2014)

Suddenly
(2020)

Honey
(2024)

Singles from Suddenly

"Home"
Released: October 10, 2019
"You and I"
Released: December 5, 2019
"Never Come Back"
Released: January 29, 2020

Suddenly is the ninth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou by Merge Records and City Slang on February 28, 2020.^[4] It is Snaith's fifth album as Caribou, and his first since Our Love (2014).

Background and recording

Snaith had approximately 900 "draft ideas" for the album that he cut down to 12 complete tracks.^[5] The album's themes include the nature and constant evolution of relationships with family and friends.^[6]^[5] Snaith named the album Suddenly because of his daughter's "obsession with the word".^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.2/10^[8]
Metacritic	84/100^[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Daily Telegraph	^[11]
DIY	^[6]
Exclaim!	9/10^[5]
The Guardian	^[1]
The Independent	^[12]
NME	^[2]
Pitchfork	8.2/10^[13]
Slant Magazine	^[7]
The Times	^[14]

Tom Sloman of DIY stated that the album "continues Caribou's knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative".^[6] Seth Wilson of Slant Magazine wrote that "What makes the album so spectacular, though, is Snaith's voice. This is the first Caribou effort on which he sings on every track, and his vocals are mixed higher than they have been in the past. Throughout, his mesmerizing vocals elevate songs that might otherwise scan as banal." Wilson also felt that "The album rewards [...] reference-spotting, and it's a treat to listen to the way such a masterful musician mines his own record collection for inspiration."^[7] Reviewing the album for NME, Thomas Smith felt that "Your history with Snaith's catalogue will dictate which elements of 'Suddenly' are most intriguing. The more experimental and unsettling elements will reward longtime stans, while recent converts will be just as thrilled with its party-starting exuberance."^[2]

Writing for Resident Advisor, Carlos Hawthorn called the album a "slight pivot away from the dance floor" that "has its ravey moments, but overall there's less chugging and thudding and more of a focus on songwriting. The energy swings wildly from zany pop and Technicolor house to tender ballads with no beat." He ultimately judged the album to be a "frustrating listen. Snaith's talent for writing earworms, hooks and choruses has never been so apparent. But overall he sounds like he's trying too hard, taking influence from too many places."^[15]

The album won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.^[16]

Accolades

Accolades for *Suddenly*
Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	—	^[17]
Paste	Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	10	^[18]
Stereogum	Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	17	^[19]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2020	36	^[20]
Rolling Stone	Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	—	^[21]
Under the Radar	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020	22	^[22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith, except where noted

*Suddenly* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sister"		2:11
2.	"You and I"		4:03
3.	"Sunny's Time"		2:49
4.	"New Jade"		3:37
5.	"Home"	Snaith Bobby Dixon	2:36
6.	"Lime"	Snaith Gerard Tempesti Constant Achoun Dominique Pelon	2:55
7.	"Never Come Back"		5:05
8.	"Filtered Grand Piano"		0:53
9.	"Like I Loved You"		4:05
10.	"Magpie"		3:55
11.	"Ravi"		4:29
12.	"Cloud Song"		6:50
Total length:			43:28

Charts

Chart performance for *Suddenly*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[23]	35
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[24]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[25]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[26]	173
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[27]	87
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[28]	66
French Albums (SNEP)^[29]	98
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[30]	25
Irish Albums (OCC)^[31]	27
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[32]	97
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[33]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[34]	53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[35]	25
UK Albums (OCC)^[36]	13
UK Dance Albums (OCC)^[37]	2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[38]	3
US Billboard 200^[39]	154
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[40]	18
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[41]	19
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[42]	9
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[43]	2
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)^[44]	8

References

^ ^a ^b Petridis, Alexis (February 28, 2020). "Caribou: Suddenly review – perfectly imperfect pop". The Guardian. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smith, Thomas (February 27, 2020). "Caribou – 'Suddenly': unabashed slappers sit easily next to experimental, unsettling electronica". NME. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ "Weekend Extra". Metro: 34. 14 September 2021.
^ "Caribou Announces New Album Our Love, Shares "Can't Do Without You", Tours". Pitchfork. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Barnabe, Dylan (February 25, 2020). "Caribou Suddenly". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sloman, Tom (27 February 2020). "Caribou – Suddenly". DIY. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wilson, Seth (February 21, 2020). "Review: Caribou's Suddenly Is an Inviting Dive Into Familial Waters". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ "Suddenly by Caribou reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Suddenly by Caribou Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ Thomas, Fred. "Suddenly – Caribou". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ McCormick, Neil (February 27, 2020). "Caribou, Suddenly, review: is world domination on the cards for this electro wunderkind?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ Bray, Elisa; O'Connor, Roisin; Yuill, Bessie (February 27, 2020). "Album reviews: Caribou, Princess Nokia and Soccer Mommy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ Sherburne, Philip (March 2, 2020). "Caribou: Suddenly Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ Hodgkinson, Will (February 28, 2020). "Caribou: Suddenly review — an atmospheric, multi-genre hybrid". The Times. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ Hawthorn, Carlos (February 26, 2020). "RA Reviews: Caribou – Suddenly". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
^ Billboard Staff (June 9, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2020". Stereogum. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ Schwartz, Danny (June 17, 2020). "50 Best Albums of 2020 – So Far". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Caribou – Suddenly". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Caribou – Suddenly" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Caribou – Suddenly" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Caribou – Suddenly" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Caribou – Suddenly" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Top Albums (Week 10, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Caribou – Suddenly" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Caribou – Suddenly". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Caribou Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

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