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- Summary: This is the first Daphni full-length release in four years from Caribou's Dan Snaith.
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- Record Label: Jiaolong
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Feb 5, 2026‘Butterfly’ doesn’t just reaffirm the endeavour’s relevance; it raises the bar. It may only be February, but this already feels like a defining electronic record of the year.
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MojoFeb 4, 2026A sprawling Daphni DJ set in microcosm, Butterfly is feel-good music of the purest kind. [Mar 2026, p.89]
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Feb 4, 2026Taken together, Butterfly feels less like a fusion of Daphni and Caribou, and more like an uninhibited manifestation of Snaith's ever-changing tastes and proclivities.
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Feb 6, 2026His invention for beats and riffs is remarkably fertile throughout, and he applies careful and often striking shading.
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Feb 10, 2026Butterfly is the sound of Snaith at his most musically loose-limbed and instinctive, but there is little doubt that the lines between his two main artistic outputs continue to blur.
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UncutFeb 4, 2026Snaith largely maintains the requisite club-friendly bpm rates while deftly integrating more surprising elements. [Mar 2026, p.29]
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Apr 10, 2026The LP's concerted efforts toward eclecticism feel more like a frantic effort towards containment, playing out like rote exercises in proving Snaith's stylistic mastery rather than genuine moments of strobe-lit inspiration.