Genre Folktronica Producer Dan Snaith | Length 39:02 | |
Released March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) Label The Leaf Label
Domino Recording Company Up in Flames
(2003) The Milk of Human Kindness
(2005) | ||
Up in Flames is the second album by Canadian mathematician, composer and musician Dan Snaith, released on March 31, 2003 by The Leaf Label and Domino Recording Company. It is the second and last album that is credited under Manitoba and was reissued in 2013 under Snaith's current moniker, Caribou, and again in 2015 by Leaf to celebrate its 20th anniversary, being one of 10 albums reissued for this reason.
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The album received critical acclaim when it was released. News program Democracy Now! uses "Kid You'll Move Mountains" as part of their regular theme music.
Reception
Up in Flames received critical acclaim from critics and has been assigned a Metascore of 88 based on 20 critic reviews, translating to "universal acclaim," from Metacritic. Online magazine Pitchfork placed Up in Flames at #106 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
- "I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life" – 5:35
- "Skunks" – 3:45
- "Hendrix with Ko" (featuring Koushik) – 3:57
- "Jacknuggeted" – 3:29
- "Why the Long Face" – 0:44
- "Bijoux" – 4:18
- "Twins" – 1:46
- "Kid You'll Move Mountains" – 5:01
- "Crayon" (featuring Koushik) – 2:40
- "Every Time She Turns Round It's Her Birthday" – 7:47
Reissue bonus tracks
The 2006 reissue also contained a bonus disc with the following tracks:
- "Cherry Bomb"
- "Silver Splinters"
- "Olé"
- "Thistles and Felt"
- "Seaweed"
- "Cherrybomb Part II"
In 2015, Up in Flames was selected by fans to be one of the ten albums re-issued by The Leaf Label as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. This saw the album released on limited edition double vinyl and made available to fans via the PledgeMusic service.