Andorra (album)

Andorra is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the stage name Caribou. It is Snaith's fourth album and his second as Caribou, following The Milk of Human Kindness. It was released in Germany on August 17, 2007 and in the United Kingdom on August 20 by City Slang, and in the United States on August 21 by Merge.

Andorra
Studio album by Caribou
Released	August 17, 2007
Genre	Folktronica electronica neo-psychedelia dream pop
Length	43:00
Label	City Slang Merge
Producer	Dan Snaith
Caribou chronology
The Milk of Human Kindness (2005) Andorra (2007) Swim (2010)
Singles from Andorra
"Melody Day" Released: July 10, 2007[1] "She's the One" Released: November 26, 2007[2] "Eli" Released: 2008

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	A−[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	[12]
Uncut	[13]

Andorra received critical acclaim and won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.[3][14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Melody Day"	4:11
2.	"Sandy"	4:10
3.	"After Hours"	6:15
4.	"She's the One"	4:00
5.	"Desiree"	4:12
6.	"Eli"	3:03
7.	"Sundialing"	4:40
8.	"Irene"	3:38
9.	"Niobe"	8:51
Total length:		43:00

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[15]	197
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	26

References

1. "Melody Day". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
2. "She's The One". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
3. "Reviews for Andorra by Caribou". Metacritic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
4. Bush, John. "Andorra – Caribou". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
5. Murray, Noel (August 21, 2007). "Caribou: Andorra". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
6. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (August 17, 2007). "Andorra". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
7. "Caribou: Andorra". Mojo (166): 109. September 2007.
8. Cramp, Nathaniel (August 14, 2007). "Caribou: Andorra". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
9. Thompson, Ben (August 12, 2007). "Caribou, Andorra". The Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
10. Richardson, Mark (August 23, 2007). "Caribou: Andorra". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
11. Ganz, Caryn (September 6, 2007). "Caribou: Andorra". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
12. Gross, Jason (September 2007). "Caribou: Andorra". Spin. 23 (9): 124. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
13. "Caribou: Andorra". Uncut: 90. Lead single 'Melody Day' is the most striking result of Snaith's immersion in psychedelic soft-pop: it's an ultra-vivid dream of a Zombie song, blown up to epic dimensions.
14. Polaris Music Prize
15. "Caribou Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
16. "Caribou Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
17. "Caribou Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

External links

• Andorra at official Caribou website
• Andorra at Discogs (list of releases)