Up in Flames | ||||
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Studio album by Manitoba | ||||
Released | March 31, 2003 | |||
Genre | Folktronica | |||
Length | 39:02 | |||
Label | Leaf, Domino | |||
Producer | Dan Snaith | |||
Manitoba chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 88/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Alternative Press | |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
Mojo | |
Muzik | |
Pitchfork Media | 8.6/10 |
PopMatters | 8/10 |
Q | |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5 |
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Up in Flames is the second studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released on March 31, 2003 under his stage name Manitoba. It was reissued in 2006 and in 2013 under Snaith's new name, Caribou.
The news program Democracy Now! uses "Kid You'll Move Mountains" as part of their regular theme music.
Up in Flames was released to acclaim from critics. Metacritic assigns the album a mean score of 88 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics, translating to "universal acclaim."Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Up in Flames at number 106 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
The 2006 reissue also contained a bonus disc with the following tracks:
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.