Carrier
San Francisco duo Dodos' fifth album is their most subdued and solemn. The autumnal Carrier was inspired by the passing of guitarist Christopher Reimer, who joined Dodos for a brief period between his departure from Women and his death at the age of 26 in 2012.
Chris Reimer had only been a part of The Dodos for a short while before his sudden death from a heart condition at age 26 last year, but his noise-rock flair clearly had an immediate and lasting impact on the duo of frontman Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. Generous portions of vibrant, distortion-heavy guitar…
Written following the death of touring member Christopher Reimer, The Dodos' fourth album is a powerful tribute to a major influence, and most of all, a friend.
Since the mid-2000s, Meric Long and Logan Kroeber (aka The Dodos) have made a name for themselves by fashioning sparse…
It may still only be August, but going by the number of cosy autumnal folk bands sniffing out of their burrows, the leaves must be falling already. To be fair, The Dodos were one of the earliest espousers of the new acoustic breed. But with sprinklings of energetic psych-pop thrown liberally into the mix, the Californian duo always seemed to promise something a little more interesting than their peers; sadly, this fifth studio LP suffers from a conspicuous absence of spark.
Carrier is a transitional album for The Dodos, who lost guitarist Chris Reimer last year when he unexpectedly passed away from a heart condition.