In the Future

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In the Future
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2008
StudioThe Factory Studios, Vancouver, BC; The Hive Creative Labs, Vancouver, BC; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA; The Argyle Hotel
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock
Length57:03
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer Black Mountain; Dave Sardy ("Stay Free")
Black Mountain chronology
Black Mountain
(2005)
In the Future
(2008)
Wilderness Heart
(2010)
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In the Future is the second album by Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with three bonus tracks on a second disc. It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 72.

Contents

The album art was designed by keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, who was influenced by Storm Thorgerson's work. [2]

The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. [3]

Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed the album as one of his favourite releases in 2008. [4]

Track listing

All music by Black Mountain; all lyrics by Stephen McBean, except "Night Walks" by Amber Webber.

  1. "Stormy High" – 4:32
  2. "Angels" – 3:07
  3. "Tyrants" – 8:00
  4. "Wucan" – 6:01
  5. "Stay Free" – 4:29
  6. "Queens Will Play" – 5:15
  7. "Evil Ways" – 3:25
  8. "Wild Wind" – 1:42
  9. "Bright Lights" – 16:37
  10. "Night Walks" – 3:55

Disc 2 (Limited Edition version only)

  1. "Bastards of Light" – 5:09
  2. "Thirteen Walls" – 7:06
  3. "Black Cat" – 2:51

Personnel

Black Mountain
Additional musicians
Technical

Usage in other media

"Stay Free" was used in both the second season of Showtime's Californication on the episode "Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills", and the film Spider-Man 3 (it was included on the soundtrack album, which was released on May 1, 2007, eight months before the release of "In The Future").
"Stormy High" was used in the 2012 videogame Spec Ops: The Line .

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