Manitoba: Up In Flames

JUNE 6, 2003

I was lucky enough to see Manitoba's show in New York a few weeks back. Before the show I had only listened to the album once and thought it was good. After the show, I fell in love. I began listening to the album a lot more and realizing just how talented this man is. Manitoba is an electronic band, one that defies some description (or my descriptive skills are not that good).

The album starts out very strong with "I've Lived On a Dirt Road All My Life." The vocals are ethereal and sound creepy, but are soothing at the same time. There is a definite wall of sound effect at times. My favorite song on the album is "Jacknuggeted," for reasons I can't quite explain.

As an album Up In Flames works very well. The songs flow in and out of each other easily and I've yet to have any desire to skip tracks. This album is highly recommended.

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