Up in Flames

Up in Flames is the second album by Manitoba. It was reissued in 2006 and in 2013 under the artist's new name, Caribou.

The news program Democracy Now! uses "Kid You'll Move Mountains" as part of their regular theme music.

Reception

Up in Flames was released to acclaim from critics. Metacritic assigns the album a mean score of 88/100 (based on the reviews of 20 critics), translating to "universal acclaim." Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Up in Flames at number 106 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

Track listing

Reissues & Bonus tracks

The 2006 reissue also contained a bonus disc with the following tracks:

Up in Flames (film)

Up in Flames is a 1973 pornographic film.

Adaptation

The film is an unauthorized film adaptation of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Mr. Natural underground comics. However, two of the Freak Brothers have been renamed (to "Vinnie" and "Frank"), and none of the three "Freak Brothers" resembled their comic book counterparts. For instance, the actor portraying Fat Freddy was tall and thin, with straight brown hair and a small moustache. The film also did not focus on drug use, and instead consisted of the main characters "getting it on with some pretty skanky-looking chicks by 21st century standards."

Plot

Dolores, the Freak Brothers' landlady, is going to evict them unless they can come up with rent money. As a result, all three brothers find themselves victims of bedroom farces. Vinnie fakes being a painter, but his client wants other services anyway. Alas, when she later reveals she tricked him and still expects him to paint, he steals her purse. Meanwhile, Vinnie has sex with their landlady, just to find out she still expects her rent. She does however grant a postponement of some days to a female tenant who tries the same trick.

Up in Flames (song)

"Up in Flames" is a song written and recorded by British rock band Coldplay for their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto (2011). It was released for radio airplay in Italy on 16 November 2012.

Background and recording

The last song to be recorded for the album, after most of the songs had already been mixed and mastered, "Up in Flames" was first conceived by lead singer Chris Martin in the hours leading up to the band's headlining performance at the 2011 iTunes Festival in London on 22 July 2011. Portions of the song, including the first instance of electronic drums in a Coldplay song, were recorded backstage at the Roundhouse. The track was rush-recorded to make it on the final version of the album, completed and issued to publishers on 9 September 2011. In an interview with Perth Now, Martin spoke about the recording of "Up in Flames":

Critical reception

Idolator writer Robbie Daw gave the debut Austin City Limits performance of "Up in Flames" a positive review, describing it as "immense" and "hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous." Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave the performance a mixed review, writing: "It's soothing, if not monotonous, but it's no 'Warning Sign'."