Credits:CaribouDescription:Aone-manpopband,DanSnaith'sManitobaprojectdistillseverythingthat'sbreathtakingandslightlyabsurdaboutseveralextremistalternative-popmovementsofthe'90s:thejanglywhite-noiseofclassicTooPure/BeggarsBanquetrecords(Pram,Stereolab);freewheelingpastoraliafromMercuryRevandFlamingLips;andthewarm'60sbubblegumofprimeElephant6popmusic.Butdespitetheparadeofinfluences(manyofthemquiteclear),Snaith'sproductionsdefinitelyaren'tsimplyrecyclingthese;histracksarevibrantandimaginative,callingonfuzzed-outguitarsolosandsummer-dayvocalsthatrecallaraftofsolidshoegazers.Andunlikealotoftop-heavyalbums,Snaithsavesoneofthebestforlast:"EveryTimeSheTurns'RoundIt'sHerBirthday,"arewriteofMercuryRev's"ChasingaBee"thatdoesthemastersproud.~JohnBushTracklisting:1.I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life2.Skunks3.Hendrix With Ko4.Jacknuggeted5.Why the Long Face6.Bijoux7.Twins8.Kid You'll M