Caribou
The Milk Of Human Kindness LP+CD vinyl

The Milk of Human Kindness is a 2005 album by Caribou. Caribou is the performing name of Dan Snaith who was previously known as Manitoba until he was forced to change it after a threat of a lawsuit by American punk musician Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators. The first thing you notice about The Milk of Human Kindness is the emotional depth and range. The bear masks are off, the naked passions are running free. Like a lost album that’s just been rediscovered in a basement for the first time since 1973, it’s part reflective, campfire-comedown, part rampage of sonic discovery, reveling in energy and motion. Rather than a rainbow blur, the album’s sounds are distinctive and dynamic. From the carnival-esque whirl of ridiculous melodies, effusive noise, stampeding beats and furiously harmonised vocals of first single Yeti, then veering from insanely loud and aggressive bursts (Hands First), to military tattoos, unexpected showers of Indian bells (Brahminy Kite), and almost renaissance-style hip-hop laced with blissful piano melodies (Lord Leopard, Pelican Narrows), free-spirited musical abandon abounds.

NEW / Released in 2005 / Reissue 2013

Tracklist:

A1 Yeti

A2 Subotnick

A3 A Final Warning

A4 Lord Leopard

A5 Bees

B1 Hands First

B2 Hello Hammerheads

B3 Brahminy Kite

B4 Drumheller

B5 Pelican Narrows

B6 Barnowl

CD-1 Yeti

CD-2 Subotnick

CD-3 A Final Warning

CD-4 Lord Leopard

CD-5 Bees

CD-6 Hands First

CD-7 Hello Hammerheads

CD-8 Brahminy Kite

CD-9 Drumheller

CD-10 Pelican Narrows

CD-11 Barnowl