The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2007
RecordedThe Breakglass Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre Post-rock
Psychedelic rock
Indie rock
Shoegaze
Length45:26
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)
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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.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Olga Goreas, Jace Lasek, and Nicole Lizee.

No.TitleLength
1."Disaster"5:42
2."For Agent 13"5:12
3."And You Lied to Me"7:20
4."Devastation"5:50
5."Because Tonight"7:11
6."Rides the Rails"4:56
7."On Bedford and Grand"5:06
8."Cedric's War"4:05

Personnel

The Besnard Lakes

Additional personnel

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References

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