| Badlands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 28, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Post punk, ambient, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 27:01 | |||
| Label | Zoo Music | |||
| Producer | Alex Zhang Hungtai | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A- [2] |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10) [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [5] |
| Now | [6] |
Badlands is an album by Canadian musician Dirty Beaches. It was released on March 28, 2011 by Zoo Music.
It was longlisted as a nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. [7]
| # | Title | Samples | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Speedway King" | 3:31 | |
| 2 | "Horses" |
| 4:09 |
| 3 | "Sweet 17" | 3:26 | |
| 4 | "A Hundred Highways" |
| 4:43 |
| 5 | "True Blue" |
| 2:53 |
| 6 | "Lord Knows Best" |
| 3:25 |
| 7 | "Black Nylon" | 2:52 | |
| 8 | "Hotel" | 2:02 |
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