The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Studio album by The Besnard Lakes
Released February 20, 2007
Recorded The Breakglass Studios, Montreal, Canada
Genre Post-rock
Psychedelic rock
Indie rock
Shoegaze
Length 45:26
Label Jagjaguwar (U.S.)
Outside Music (Canada)
Producer Jace Lasek, Olga Goreas
The Besnard Lakes chronology
Volume 1
(2003)
The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
(2007)
The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Drowned in Sound(9/10) link
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10) link
Q March 2007
Spin March 2007
Stylus(8.3/10) link
Uncut March 2007

The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse (sometimes referred to as ...Are the Dark Horse) is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band The Besnard Lakes,[1] released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album was The Besnard Lakes' first release on indie label Jagjaguwar and was self-produced by bandleaders Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas. It was nominated for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize.

Track listing

  1. "Disaster" (Olga Goreas, Jace Lasek, Nicole Lizée) – 5:42
  2. "For Agent 13" (Goreas, Lasek) – 5:12
  3. "And You Lied to Me" (Goreas, Lasek) – 7:20
  4. "Devastation" (Goreas, Lasek) – 5:50
  5. "Because Tonight" (Goreas, Lasek, Lizée) – 7:11
  6. "Rides the Rails" (Goreas, Lasek, Lizée) – 4:56
  7. "On Bedford and Grand" (Goreas, Lasek) – 5:06
  8. "Cedric's War" (Goreas, Lasek) – 4:05

Personnel

The Besnard Lakes

Additional personnel

References

  1. McClintock, J. Scott. "((( The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-28.


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