Alter Festival

caroline

The British ensemble caroline operates in the space between post-rock, minimalism, and experimental folk. With eight members and a sound shaped by collective immersion and intricate detail, the group has, since their debut, established themselves as one of the most innovative voices in contemporary music.

On their latest release, caroline 2, they expand their musical language with a bolder and more expansive approach. Building on their work with repetition, slowness, and space, the album explores deeper contrasts—between the raw and the refined, the organic and the electronic. The single Tell me I never knew that, featuring Caroline Polachek’s distinctive vocals, signals a new chapter for the band—where warped vocal textures, layered instrumentation, and sweeping emotional shifts are woven into a deeply atmospheric whole.

caroline creates music that resists resolution or perfection, instead embracing change and deep listening. A musical collective that balances euphoria and melancholy with an almost sculptural sense of form and texture.