A one-man pop band, Dan Snaith's Manitoba project distills everything that's breathtaking and slightly absurd about several extremist alternative-pop movements of the '90s: the jangly white-noise of classic Too Pure/Beggars Banquet records (Pram, Stereolab); freewheeling pastoralia from Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips; and the warm '60s bubblegum of prime Elephant 6 pop music.
But despite the parade of influences (many of them quite clear), Snaith's productions definitely aren't simply recycling these; his tracks are vibrant and imaginative, calling on fuzzed-out guitar solos and summer-day vocals that recall a raft of solid shoegazers.
And unlike a lot of top-heavy albums, Snaith saves one of the best for last: "Every Time She Turns 'Round It's Her Birthday," a rewrite of Mercury Rev's "Chasing a Bee" that does the masters proud.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My LifeDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | SkunksDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Hendrix With KoKoushik Ghosh, Dan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | JacknuggetedDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Why the Long FaceDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 00:44 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 6 | BijouxDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | TwinsDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 01:45 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | Kid You'll Move MountainsDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | CrayonKoushik Ghosh, Dan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Every Time She Turns Round It's Her BirthdayDan Snaith | Caribou, Manitoba | Play | 07:47 | 17 MB | 52 MB |
| 11 | Cherrybomb | Caribou | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | Silver Splinters | Caribou | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Olé | Caribou | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Thistles And Felt | Caribou | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 15 | Seaweed | Caribou | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| 16 | Cherrybomb Part II | Caribou | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 66 mins | 152 MB | |||||
| 66 mins | 431 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caribou | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Alix Dryden | Design |
| 3 | Jason Evans | Art Direction, Photography |
| 4 | Koushik Ghosh | Composer, Vocals |
| 5 | Manitoba | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Dan Smith | Producer |
| 7 | Dan Snaith | Composer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |