Credits:CaribouDescription:DanSnaith'srecordingsasManitobaexudedaflairforrecyclingthemostenthusiasticofearly-'90sindierockwithinthecontextofaone-manproductionband.Slightlynaiveandonlyapassablesongwriter,heneverthelesscompensatedwithhisgushingproductionsandthesortofbreathlessvocalsthatonlyanewcomercanimbuewithsuchpleasure.Afterdealingwithaslightsetback(HandsomeDickManitoba'sbafflingappropriationofthename,whichledtoSnaith'ssubsequentrebirthasCaribou),heprovesonTheMilkofHumanKindnessthathiscompositionalpowershavegrownduringhisfiveyearsonthescene.(Theseven-minute"AFinalWarning,"withitssmooth,ebb-and-flowglissandos,iseasilyhismostaccomplishedproductionyet.)Unfortunately,althoughSnaithmaysoundnovelexpandinguponhisindieforebearsoftenyearsago,whenhebeginsconjuringtheghostsofKrautrock("AFinalWarning,""Bees")ortrip-hop("LordLeopard"),ashedoeshere,he'senteringthecompanyoftalentedproducerswhohaveploughedthesameground(StereolabandDJShadow