The Milk of Human Kindness

For the 2001 film, see The Milk of Human Kindness (film).

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]

The Milk of Human Kindness
Studio album by Caribou
Released	April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
Genre	Folktronica[1]
Length	40:07
Label	The Leaf Label Domino
Producer	Dan Snaith
Caribou / Dan Snaith chronology
Up in Flames (2003) The Milk of Human Kindness (2005) Andorra (2007)
Singles from The Milk of Human Kindness
"Yeti" Released: March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)[2] "Barnowl" Released: July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01)[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Boston Phoenix	[6]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[10]
PopMatters	8/10[11]
Q	[12]
Uncut	[13]
URB	[14]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeti"		5:01
2.	"Subotnick"	Snaith Bert Keyes Sylvia Robinson	1:05
3.	"A Final Warning"		7:15
4.	"Lord Leopard"		1:37
5.	"Bees"		5:23
6.	"Hands First"		0:29
7.	"Hello Hammerheads"		2:42
8.	"Brahminy Kite"		5:22
9.	"Drumheller"		1:33
10.	"Pelican Narrows"		3:50
11.	"Barnowl"		5:50
Total length:			40:07

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith, except where noted.

Sample credits

• "Subotnick" contains samples of "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson and performed by The Moments.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]	29