Up in Flames (album)

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Up in Flames
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2003 (2003-03-31) [1]
Genre
Length39:02
Label
Producer Dan Snaith
Manitoba / Dan Snaith chronology
Start Breaking My Heart
(2001)
Up in Flames
(2003)
The Milk of Human Kindness
(2005)
Singles from Up in Flames
  1. "Jacknuggeted"
    Released: February 23, 2003 (2003-02-23) [4]
  2. "Hendrix with Ko"
    Released: August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) [5]

Up in Flames is the second studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Manitoba on March 31, 2003, by The Leaf Label and Domino Recording Company. [6] It is Snaith's second and final album credited under Manitoba, and received critical acclaim when it was released.

Contents

In 2006, a special edition of Up in Flames was released. In 2013, the album was reissued under Snaith's current moniker, Caribou, and in 2015, it was selected by fans as one of 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. [7]

News program Democracy Now! uses "Kid You'll Move Mountains" as part of their regular theme music.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 88/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Alternative Press 5/5 [10]
Entertainment Weekly A− [11]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 (2003) [14]
9.0/10 (2006) [15]
PopMatters 8/10 [16]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Stylus Magazine A [18]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Up in Flames received acclaim from critics and has been assigned a score of 88 based on 20 critic reviews, translating to "universal acclaim", from Metacritic. [8] Online magazine Pitchfork placed Up in Flames at number 106 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. [20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life" 5:35
2."Skunks" 3:45
3."Hendrix with Ko"3:57
4."Jacknuggeted" 3:29
5."Why the Long Face" 0:44
6."Bijoux" 4:18
7."Twins" 1:46
8."Kid You'll Move Mountains" 5:01
9."Crayon"
  • Snaith
  • Ghosh
2:40
10."Every Time She Turns Round It's Her Birthday" 7:47
Total length:39:02
2006 reissue bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Cherrybomb"5:00
2."Silver Splinters"4:33
3."Olé"4:33
4."Thistles and Felt"2:32
5."Seaweed"6:19
6."Cherrybomb Part II"4:36
Total length:27:33

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 155
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 15

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