Some Are Lakes

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Some Are Lakes
LandofTalk Lakes.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length39:11
Label Secret City Records (Canada)
Saddle Creek Records (US)
Producer Justin Vernon and Land of Talk
Land of Talk chronology
Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
(2005)
Some Are Lakes
(2008)
Cloak and Cipher
(2010)

Some Are Lakes is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Land of Talk, released October 7, 2008, on Secret City Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records in the United States.

Contents

The album was produced by Justin Vernon of the American indie folk group Bon Iver. [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (74/100) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
BBC Music (mixed) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
New York Times (favorable) [6]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [7]
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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Yuppy Flu"5:08
2."Death by Fire"4:10
3."The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)"2:11
4."Some Are Lakes"3:41
5."Give Me Back My Heart Attack"4:27
6."It's Okay"4:54
7."Young Bridge"3:45
8."Corner Phone"3:14
9."Got a Call"4:19
10."Troubled"3:23

Critical reception

In October 2008, David Bevan of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9/10. With oral influence from bands Sonic Youth, Fleetwood Mac, and Afghan Whigs, Bevan reports that "...while just as thorny and gnarled in parts...its calms are ultimately more haunting and compelling than its many storms." [9]

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