Caracara - New Preoccupations

“dynamic and diffuse, drawing on slowcore, gothic folk, post-hardcore, and more.” –Pitchfork

“big, soaring, atmospheric rock that’s keeping our hopes high for this album.” –Brooklyn Vegan

“a hard-slapping yet delicately pretty track” –Stereogum

“It’s this willingness to adapt, to never stick to any one formula, and to constantly challenge themselves that sets Caracara apart from so many of their peers, and New Preoccupations doesn’t just speak to the four-piece’s ambition; it speaks to their ability as musicians.” –The Alternative

New Preoccupations is about singer and guitarist Will Lindsay‘s relationship with alcohol. “I think what people will be able to hear in this record, and what we hope to say, is that this can’t simply be reduced to a dark and dismal story. We didn’t set out to make a druggy record about recovery, we wanted to examine the journey toward it–to show the ominous weight of the lowest moments, woven in with the rapturous highs that make the lows easier to turn away from. These beautiful moments may be fueled by a substance but aren’t inherently invalidated by it. Just because it ended with you needing to stop doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the memories you made.”

Recorded in Conshohocken, PA at Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip‘s Studio 4 Recordings, New Preoccupations pushes and pulls with intention––this is an album Caracara wants you to experience viscerally. Lindsay took inspiration from the writings of novelist Jennifer Egan and historian Yuval Noah Harari, while  Carlos Pacheco-Perez’s keys, George Legatos’ bass, and Sean Gill’s drums pulled on worlds of contrasting palettes to create “washes of energy” and unusual arrangements.

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