Up in Flames
Studio album by
Manitoba
ReleasedMarch 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)[1]
Genre
Length39:02
Label
ProducerDan 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.

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
Metacritic88/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Alternative Press5/5[10]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[11]
Mojo[12]
Muzik[13]
Pitchfork8.6/10 (2003)[14]
9.0/10 (2006)[15]
PopMatters8/10[16]
Q[17]
Stylus MagazineA[18]
Uncut[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

References

  1. ^ "Up In Flames | Caribou".
  2. ^ HS, Selena (August 15, 2003). "Manitoba Up In Flames". XLR8R. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023. The 2003 release of Caribou's (then Manitoba's) Up in Flames served as an unofficial death knell for the "indietronica" marketing ploy...Dan Snaith, [applied] an effortless technical mastery to the heart-on-sleeve charm of indie pop.
  4. ^ "Jacknuggeted". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hendrix With Ko". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Up In Flames". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Leaf Label: Leaf 20". The Leaf Label. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Reviews for Up In Flames by Manitoba". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Bush, John. "Up in Flames – Manitoba / Caribou". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Alternative Press (179): 110. June 2003.
  11. ^ "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Entertainment Weekly. No. "Listen 2 This" supplement. April 2003. p. 12.
  12. ^ "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Mojo (113): 114. April 2003.
  13. ^ Green, Thomas H. (April 2003). "Manitoba: Up in Flames (Leaf)". Muzik (95): 72.
  14. ^ Richardson, Mark (April 3, 2003). "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  15. ^ Richardson, Mark (July 13, 2006). "Caribou: Start Breaking My Heart / Up in Flames". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  16. ^ O'Neil, Tim (August 18, 2006). "Caribou: Up In Flames". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Q (203): 100. June 2003.
  18. ^ Southall, Nick (September 1, 2003). "Manitoba – Up In Flames – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "Manitoba: Up in Flames". Uncut (71): 120. April 2003.
  20. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. p. 5. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  21. ^ "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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