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]
| The Milk of Human Kindness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 18, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Folktronica[1] | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
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| Producer | Dan Snaith | |||
| Caribou / Dan Snaith chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Milk of Human Kindness | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
| Q | [12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
| URB |  [14] |
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. | Title | Writer(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
- "Subotnick" contains samples of "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson and performed by The Moments.
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] | 29 |
References
External links
- The Milk of Human Kindness Archived 2019-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at official Caribou website
- The Milk of Human Kindness at Discogs (list of releases)