The Milk of Human Kindness

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The Milk of Human Kindness
The Milk Of Human Kindness (Caribou album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
Genre Folktronica [1]
Length40:07
Label
Producer Dan Snaith
Caribou / Dan Snaith chronology
Up in Flames
(2003)
The Milk of Human Kindness
(2005)
Andorra
(2007)
Singles from The Milk of Human Kindness
  1. "Yeti"
    Released: March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22) [2]
  2. "Barnowl"
    Released: July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [10]
PopMatters 8/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]

The Milk of Human Kindness is the third studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou on April 18, 2005, [11] by The Leaf Label and Domino Recording Company. [15] It is Snaith's first album credited under Caribou, with Snaith having dropped his previous moniker Manitoba following the release of Up in Flames in 2003 due to a threatened lawsuit by Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.[ citation needed ]

Contents

While the title is a quote from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth , Snaith has been quoted as saying that he read it off the back of a milk truck. [16] The album received critical acclaim. [4]

In 2009, Seattle emcee producer Ryan Lewis sampled the song "Subotnik" for "Vipassana," the first track on their critically acclaimed project, The VS. EP. [17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yeti" 5:01
2."Subotnick"1:05
3."A Final Warning" 7:15
4."Lord Leopard" 1:37
5."Bees" 5:23
6."Hands First" 0:29
7."Hello Hammerheads" 2:42
8."Brahminy Kite" 5:22
9."Drumheller" 1:33
10."Pelican Narrows" 3:50
11."Barnowl" 5:50
Total length:40:07

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] 29

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