The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night

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The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
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Studio album by
The Besnard Lakes
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)
RecordedThe Breakglass Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenrePost-rock
Psychedelic rock
Indie rock
Shoegaze
Length46:31
LabelJagjaguwar (U.S.)
Outside Music (Canada)
ProducerJace Lasek
The Besnard Lakes chronology
The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
(2007) 		The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
(2010) 		Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
(2013)

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[]

No.TitleLength
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[4]
BBC(positive)[5]
(positive)[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10 stars[7]
musicOMH4/5 stars[8]
NME9/10 stars[9]
No Ripcord8/10 stars[10]
One Thirty BPM(86%)[11]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[12]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[13]
Slant Magazine4/5 stars[14]
Spin Magazine3.5/5 stars[15]
Tiny Mix Tapes3.5/5 marks[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b TLOBF Interview :: The Besnard Lakes. Thelineofbestfit.com (2010-03-05). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night. Jagjaguwar. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Thompson, Ciaran (September 20, 2010). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Review: The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night". Allmusic. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "BBC review".
  6. ^ "Delusions of Adequacy review".
  7. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "musicOMH review".
  9. ^ "NME review".
  10. ^ "No Ripcord review".
  11. ^ "One Thirty BPM review". by Rob Hakimian
  12. ^ "Pitchfork Media review".
  13. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on March 11, 2010.
  14. ^ "Slant Magazine review".
  15. ^ "Spin Magazine review".
  16. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes review".
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