Originally released in 2010, Forever Dolphin Love remains
a vital introduction to the strange and fantastical universe
of Connan Tant Hosford. Following its release, Connan
enjoyed a flurry of critical and artistic praise from the likes
of David Byrne, Johnny Marr, Blood Orange‘s Dev Hynes
and Charlotte Gainsbourg, with whom Connan is an
ongoing collaborator.
There‘s a truly mercurial quality cast over the album,
which is full of subtle idiosyncrasies that gradually reveal
themselves after repeated listens. “It‘s Choade My Dear“
and “Faking Jazz Together“ are perfect slices of light–
headed psych pop, constructed around spidery hooks,
pitter–patter percussion and slow, sinuous grooves. The
title track acts as the album‘s centerpiece – an ambitious
suite that clocks in at over ten minutes; slithering through
funk–filled interludes and lush passages into one of the
album‘s most frantic and memorable hooks.