Manitoba - Up In Flames

Easily one of the best and most rare albums in my collection. Rare because a year after the release of Up In Flames, Dan Snaith was slapped with a lawsuit and forced to change his stage name from Manitoba (but not before a drug induced vision quest) to Caribou. So, Manitoba's Up In Flames was taken off record store shelves, and replaced with Caribou's Up In Flames. So, it is probably impossible for Caribou fans circa 2004 to get their hands on a genuine copy of Manitoba's Up In Flames, even though it's the exact same record as the re-release which came a year later...

Alright, so maybe it's not rare in the collectors sense, but it is definitely rare in style and power. In my mind, Up In Flames is Dan Snaith's best album to date. Andorra was alright, but it definitely wasn't solid gold, whereas Up In Flames is just one of those albums that rocks from start to finish. Plus, who doesn't enjoy waving around an out-of-print album like a maniac, saying "I discovered this band" as if you're some a&r dirtbag. Well, if you've never done that, now you can.


(clickin' the head will take you to the download link)


Enjoy, and until next time

-Dave