caroline 2 aptly embodies sequel-ese: bolder, brighter, more accessible, and more ambitious all at once. Yet for all of its refinement and progress, caroline 2 allows its creators to fully embrace their role as UK post-rock’s preeminent sentimentalists. From the very beginning, the songs of the London octet have contained a sense of earnest wonder: Early single “Good Morning (Red)” was initially inspired by some members’ political awakening while canvassing for the Labour Party in 2017. But by its release years later, “Good Morning” had become an elegy, as caroline’s egalitarian, eight-member setup was as close as the band got to witnessing a socialist revolution….