Native New York quintet Caveman make music that’s easy on your ears, whose appeal doesn’t require much effort to understand. The 2011 debut Coco Beware made clear their ear for melody and moody disposition, drawing comparisons to Grizzly Bear and Vampire Weekend along the way.
Songs are directed by radiant sound doused in reverb, with lyrics nestling in between the gaps. Matthew Iwanusa’s ambivalent vocal keeps the brooding pace as percussion tries to move things along. With this band, emotion and atmosphere dictate thought, not the other way around, and what you hear is what you get.
Check out album opener “A Country’s King Of Dreams” as well as a video for “Easy Water” below.