The Milk of Human Kindness

For the 2001 film, see The Milk of Human Kindness (film).
The Milk of Human Kindness
Studio album by
Caribou
ReleasedApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
GenreFolktronica[1]
Length40:07
Label
ProducerDan Snaith
Caribou / Dan Snaith chronology
Up in Flames
(2003) 		The Milk of Human Kindness
(2005) 		Andorra
(2007)
Singles from The Milk of Human Kindness
  1. "Yeti"
    Released: March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)[2]
  2. "Barnowl"
    Released: July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01)[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Boston Phoenix[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
PopMatters8/10[11]
Q[12]
Uncut[13]
URB[14]

The Milk of Human Kindness is the third studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou on April 18, 2005,[11] by The Leaf Label and Domino Recording Company.[15] It is Snaith's first album credited under Caribou, with Snaith having dropped his previous moniker Manitoba following the release of Up in Flames in 2003 due to a threatened lawsuit by Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.[16]

While the title is a quote from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Snaith has been quoted as saying that he read it off the back of a milk truck.[17] The album received critical acclaim.[4]

In 2009, Seattle emcee producer Ryan Lewis sampled the song "Subotnik" for "Vipassana," the first track on their critically acclaimed project, The VS. EP.[18]

  1. ^ Cairns, Dan (1 February 2009). "Folktronica: Encyclopedia of Modern Music". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Yeti". Caribou.fm. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Barnowl". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for The Milk Of Human Kindness by Caribou". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Bush, John. "The Milk of Human Kindness – Caribou". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Sylvester, Nick (May 13–19, 2005). "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness (Leaf/Domino)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Lewis, Sam (May 12, 2005). "Album Review: Caribou – The Milk Of Human Kindness". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". Mojo (139): 97. June 2005.
  9. ^ "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". NME: 58. April 9, 2005.
  10. ^ Richardson, Mark (April 20, 2005). "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (May 3, 2005). "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". PopMatters. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". Q (226): 111. May 2005.
  13. ^ "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". Uncut (96): 95. May 2005.
  14. ^ "Caribou: The Milk of Human Kindness". URB (126): 84. May 2005.
  15. ^ "The Milk of Human Kindness". Caribou.fm. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Manitoba Changes Name, Fearing Lawsuit From Some Dick". Chart Attack. October 7, 2004. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018.
  17. ^ Downton, Chris (May 10, 2005). "Caribou: What's in a name?". Junkee. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  18. ^ thatsthatish.com: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The VS. EP[1]