Enemy Mine (album)

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Enemy Mine
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2009
Genre Indie rock
Length39:08
Label Jagjaguwar
Swan Lake chronology
Beast Moans
(2006)
Enemy Mine
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.4/10 [3]

Enemy Mine is the second and final studio album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released on March 24, 2009 on the label Jagjaguwar. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Spanish Gold, 2044" (Carey Mercer) - 5:15
  2. "Paper Lace" (Spencer Krug) - 3:44
  3. "Heartswarm" (Daniel Bejar) - 4:35
  4. "Settle on Your Skin" (Krug) - 2:59
  5. "Ballad of a Swan Lake, Or, Daniel’s Song" (Bejar) - 3:41
  6. "Peace" (Mercer) - 4:08
  7. "Spider" (Bejar) - 2:44
  8. "A Hand at Dusk" (Krug) - 6:07
  9. "Warlock Psychologist" (Mercer) - 5:57

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References

  1. "Enemy Mine by Swan Lake" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Swan Lake: Enemy Mine Album Review - Pitchfork" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. "Swan Lake - Enemy Mine". Jagjaguwar. Retrieved 2012-02-15.