The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
| The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 9, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | The Breakglass Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Post-rock Psychedelic rock Indie rock Shoegaze | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar (U.S.) Outside Music (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Jace Lasek | |||
| The Besnard Lakes chronology | ||||
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The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band The Besnard Lakes, released in North America on March 9, 2010. The lead single, "Albatross", was released as a 12-inch single on February 9, 2010.
The band describe the album as "psychedelic rock- each song is its own little world, an atmosphere. I’ve always been enamored with these songs that take forever to get going, long songs that build, with a story and a long build to a climax."[1] Thematically, the album continues their lyrical style of combining fictional and true stories. Main songwriters Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas have different thematical approaches to their songwriting on the album. Lasek's songs usually revolve around a retired spy who worked during the war and is now a lousy musician, while Goreas' songs are more inspired by her personal experiences.[1]
The album was tracked and recorded at the band's own studio, Breakglass Studio, using a 1968 Neve germanium mixing console rumoured to have been used to record portions of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, and introduces some new instrumentation for the band: 12 string guitar, flute, omnichord, and mellotron.[2]
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent Pt. 1: The Ocean" | 1:39 |
| 2. | "Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent Pt. 2: The Innocent" | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Chicago Train" | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Albatross" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Glass Printer" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Land of Living Skies Pt. 1: The Land" | 1:05 |
| 7. | "Land of Living Skies Pt. 2: The Living Skies" | 5:42 |
| 8. | "And This Is What We Call Progress" | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Light Up the Night" | 7:25 |
| 10. | "The Lonely Moan" | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 46:31 | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| BBC | (positive)[5] |
| Delusions of Adequacy | (positive)[6] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [7] |
| musicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| No Ripcord | [10] |
| One Thirty BPM | (86%)[11] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
| Spin Magazine | [15] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b TLOBF Interview :: The Besnard Lakes Archived March 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Thelineofbestfit.com (2010-03-05). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
- ^ The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jagjaguwar. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
- ^ Thompson, Ciaran (September 20, 2010). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Review: The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night". Allmusic. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "BBC review". Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Delusions of Adequacy review". Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "musicOMH review". Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "NME review". NME. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "No Ripcord review". Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "One Thirty BPM review". Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010. by Rob Hakimian
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Spin Magazine review". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes review". Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
