What we said:
Though New Zealand-born and UK-based, we’re pretty sure
Connan Mockasin’s mind inhabits an entirely different planet. Don’t believe us? Check out his psychotropic music videos, which feature him alternately covered in paint, wearing halved-lemons as shades and chasing dolphin-women through forests. As curious sonically as he is visually, his debut album-proper is a bewitching exploration of experimental indie. ‘
It’s Choade My Dear’, in particular, sounds like it was recorded on the sea bed, blending fluid guitar sounds with languid brass, and washed over by Mockasin’s high-pitched, child-like vocals. In essence, the simply wonderful
Forever Dolphin Love must be heard to be believed and even then you’ll be left wondering “What does it all mean…?”