Up In Flames
by Caribou
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Apr 8, 2003
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27

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  1. RonnieC
    Jun 26, 2003
    3
    this cd is so utterly overated it leaves me befuddled why it is so acclaimed. this cd is horrible, i literally laugh when i listen to this. Spend your hard-earned money on Four Tet's "Rounds" instead if you want some illmatic, listenable electronic music
  2. robert
    Mar 19, 2004
    9
    i only wish it was longer. does anyone hear flying saucer attack in this? saint etienne?
  3. wo
    Jun 29, 2004
    9
    I've had this album for about a year now and I finally got to see Manitoba live tonight. The show was amazing and proved that the complexity of the album could be translated into an energetic live performance.
  4. JMancine
    Apr 16, 2003
    10
    Addictive. It deserves nothing less then a ten.
  5. AlexanderJ
    Apr 19, 2003
    10
    I can't believe a work of such startling originality and beauty can be broadcast to the world from the tiny hamlet of Dundas, Ontario. Makes me be proud to be a Canadian. Essential listening.
  6. nickr
    Mar 25, 2005
    10
    Best album of 2003 by a mile. Fantastic music that you just don't hear enough of.
  7. Matt
    Apr 20, 2006
    10
    anyone who calls this overrated, horrible, etc, is surely a soulless golem sent to destroy us all. Rarely is music so utterly transcendant that it's no longer just sound waves coming through electronic devices into your ears, it's pure beauty and feeling that nourishes your soul. Or, get this album right now.
  8. SimonG
    Jan 11, 2007
    10
    This is music that makes me feel 25 years younger. An ambient masterpiece, every time I listen to this I hear something new. Made by someone who loves making music, (especially the drummer who is a constant source of musical fun). Probably my best accidental find (of anything) ever. I'm obliged to vote to cancel out Ronnie C's vote of 3.
  9. Pete
    Dec 27, 2005
    10
    Absolutely perfect. I bought have this album for almost nearly two years now and it's still on rotation. 'Loveless' for the 00's
  10. criticalmega
    Feb 8, 2011
    10
    This album is absolutely phenomenal. Impossible to over rate. continues to be an explosive and inspiring force year after year after year. The sequence of Bjioux-Twins-Kid You'll Move Mountains is a pinnacle of organic electronic music. Any honest music lover can appreciate and love this album. I also Highly recommend the EP Hendrix with KO and Andorra

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#7 Best Album of 2003

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    There hasn't been a song-oriented psychedelic album that's had this sort of life-affirming, full-bodied roar since Mercury Rev's 1993 classic, Boces. [June 2003, p.110]
  2. Uncut
    90
    Both adventurous and accessible, a record in love with the obliterating power of sound. [Apr 2003, p.120]
  3. Almost Cool
    85
    Once again, Snaith has surprised just about everyone, and Up In Flames will likely go down as one of my favorite albums of the year.
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