Jiaolong (album)

Jiaolong is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Daniel Snaith, released on October 16, 2012 by Merge. It is the first album in Snaith's discography credited under the moniker Daphni, and is more dancefloor oriented than his work as Caribou.

Jiaolong
Studio album by Daphni
Released	October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
Length	47:52
Label	Merge
Producer	Dan Snaith
Daphni chronology
Swim (2010) Jiaolong (2012) Our Love (2014)

The album was named a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.^[1] It received positive reviews, although less than Snaith's previous release, Swim.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	8/10[6]
Now	4/5[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
Resident Advisor	4/5[10]
Spin	8/10[11]
XLR8R	8.5/10[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yes, I Know"	4:26
2.	"Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)" (performed by Cos-Ber-Zam)	5:36
3.	"Ye Ye"	6:05
4.	"Light"	5:20
5.	"Pairs"	5:40
6.	"Ahora"	5:46
7.	"Jiao"	4:36
8.	"Springs"	4:21
9.	"Long"	6:02
Total length:		47:52

References

1. "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List" Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
2. "Jiaolong – Daphni". Metacritic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
3. Phares, Heather. "Jiaolong – Daphni". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
4. Woolley, Hayden (October 4, 2012). "Daphni – Jiaolong". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
5. Roberts, Randall (October 16, 2012). "Album review:Caribou's Dan Snaith's 'Jiaolong'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
6. Brailey, Louise (October 5, 2012). "Daphni – 'Jiaolong'". NME. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
7. Boles, Benjamin (October 4–11, 2012). "Daphni – Jiaolong". Now. Vol. 32, no. 5. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
8. Empire, Kitty (October 7, 2012). "Daphni: Jiaolong – review". The Observer. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
9. Gaerig, Andrew (October 16, 2012). "Daphni: Jiaolong". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
10. Miller, Derek (October 12, 2012). "Daphni – JIAOLONG". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
11. Matos, Michaelangelo (October 9, 2012). "Daphni, 'Jiaolong'". Spin. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
12. Jackson, Glenn (October 8, 2012). "Daphni Jiaolong". XLR8R. Buzz Media. Retrieved October 18, 2012.