That’s quite a set of stats and back in the ’real’ world, they’ve not done too badly, either. Then there are the close-to 1.2 million YouTube subscribers and the single Lone Digger, that has notched up 230 million plays on the platform alone (out of nearly half a billion for the band in total across YouTube). Just check out this stream of stats: the band has had 2.1 million video uploads on TikTok (one of the world’s most-used video apps) they enjoy 1.5 million monthly listens on Spotify from a half-million audience which has resulted in no less than half-a-billion Spotify streams. The band began playing rock and more grungy guitar music, but have spent the last decade honing a sound that blends jazz and dance, all the while garnering a following that has helped notch up those numbers in record fashion. Views, hits, likes and streams define bands and while they might not equal cash, they can certainly reap rewards… eventually.įrench band Caravan Palace know all about how using social media and the video format can reap rewards. Nowadays, while chart success might still be the goal for some, we now live in a multi-platform, stat-driven world. Did your last single scrape into the Top 40 at number 39? Your days are numbered. It would indicate sales, success and serve as a good predictor for how long said act would last. The one that goes beyond time, style and dance floors.Back in the day, a single or album chart position could define a band. The one that's carefree, bouncy and contains real instrumental pieces. At its own pace, it writes the music of tomorrow and beyond. In an era when 'has-been' is all the hype, it couldn't care less about trends but doesn't shy away from the pum-tchaks and wap-doo-waps.

And the new Caravan (project) is rough at the edges, punchy and badass.ĭecadent, groovy and always an evidence, it takes its time and shines in the dark.

At the Palace, genres get digested and refreshed in a classy (but not too classy) manner. In fact, Caravan Palace don't limit themselves to the tightness of their first effort, neither do they stick to the opulence of their sophomore album as they keep on dusting off the well organized shelves of music history.

After bringing a futuristic shine to a not so simple past on a backdrop of dancefloor beats, the Golden Twenties cyberpunks reinvent themselves with cocky carelessness in a surprising but much awaited new album.

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