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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: Manitoba consists entirely of Toronto's Dan Snaith (yes, we are aware that Toronto isn't actually in Manitoba), and this is his debut album. [This release was originally credited under the name Manitoba before being re-released under the name Caribou after the name change]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. 100
    It's achingly beautiful without relying on maudlin sentimentality to win the listener over. Genius.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    Wholly ambitious and mostly successful. [Feb 2003, p.72]
  3. Mixer
    80
    The textured ambience is a simple, sumptuous recipe that is not wholly unprecedented, but certainly welcome. [Dec 2002, p.80]
  4. Where others in this vein opt for a hazy, nebulous cloud of half-remembered dreams, Manitoba's music is direct and unassuming while still remaining evocative.
  5. A subtle, great album that moves along with a pastoral feel but never feels boring.
  6. Both technical enough for scholastic jazz ears and organic enough for acoustic traditionalists.
  7. Although its influences are strong and well synthesized, and the results are listenable, it falls short of being anything other than used bin fodder.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. MJ
    Feb 13, 2005
    10
    I love music, i like music every time when I sleep everywhere. Your are the best!!! Shagker Bro!!!!!!
  2. Eric
    Feb 25, 2003
    10
    amazing. this album is absolutely perfect.
  3. kandersen
    Jan 22, 2004
    6
    First song fantastic! (10/10); rest of the album (3/10) forgettable. Like a single with filler--and the length of CD (39 minutes) attests to this.

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