Caroline - Where's My Love

Caroline
Where’s My Love
Temporary Residence Ltd.
Grade: A-

Though this only a CD single by the gorgeously brilliant Caroline Lufkin, we can’t stop hitting repeat on the three included songs (and one is just a remix). Born and raised in Okinawa, Japan –probably a military link – Caroline attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, where often the skilled go but the creativity is stripped. Back in Japan, Caroline received offers from numerous labels thanks to her electronic minimalist indie pop, but instead she reached out to TRL. With MP3s in arm, TRL was like ‘word’ and the magic happened. With bits of influence from artists like Bjork, Sigur Ros and Portishead, Caroline is carried by her magnificent vocals and artfully constructed movements. She wastes no time on “Where’s My Love” when piano and her uttering the title line greets you like the sun on the best morning of your life. Five listens is going to be enough for crack-addict-like needs. This is followed by “Where’s My Love (Magical Mix)” which is more of an electronic nerd’s paradise. The final song on the single is “Time Swells” that picks up on the quasi-chorus where Caroline’s voice is doubled with one doing ‘la, la, las’ and another holding a note. This single leaves little doubt Caroline is an artist to be on the lookout for in the near future.