Connan MockasinBest Connan Mockasin Albums Ranked

Forever Dolphin Love

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7.1

“Young hypna-delic New Zealander Connan Mockasin's languid, mind-submerged Forever Dolphin Love is the work of someone sounding small but dreaming big.”

Jassbusters

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6.7

“The eccentric New Zealand singer-songwriter turns his skewed pop sensibilities toward soundtracking a five-part melodrama of his own making; it’s intermittently gorgeous but frustratingly foggy.”

Caramel

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6.7

“New Zealand psych pop virtuoso Connan Mockasin's latest, Caramel, creates a stainless world that is both unsettling and fitting. Each new instrument seems to come out thick and globby, gradually dribbling out with an adult contemporary sheen.”

Jassbusters

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5.0

“‘Jassbusters’ is a band. It’s also a concept album by Connan Mockasin. It’s the first album he’s recorded with a band, but Jassbusters is primarily the name of the band. It’s a make-believe band, made up of make-believe music teachers. This is their album. But also, these make-believe music teachers are entirely aware of Connan Mockasin’s existence, who (in the world of Jassbusters) exists as a ch”