| The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night | ||||
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| Released | March 9, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | The Breakglass Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Post-rock Psychedelic rock Indie rock Shoegaze | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar (U.S.) Outside Music (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Jace Lasek | |||
| The Besnard Lakes chronology | ||||
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The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band The Besnard Lakes, released in North America on March 9, 2010. The lead single, "Albatross", was released as a 12-inch single on February 9, 2010.
The band describe the album as "psychedelic rock- each song is its own little world, an atmosphere. I’ve always been enamored with these songs that take forever to get going, long songs that build, with a story and a long build to a climax."[1] Thematically, the album continues their lyrical style of combining fictional and true stories. Main songwriters Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas have different thematical approaches to their songwriting on the album. Lasek's songs usually revolve around a retired spy who worked during the war and is now a lousy musician, while Goreas' songs are more inspired by her personal experiences.[1]
The album was tracked and recorded at the band's own studio, Breakglass Studio, using a 1968 Neve germanium mixing console rumoured to have been used to record portions of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, and introduces some new instrumentation for the band: 12 string guitar, flute, omnichord, and mellotron.[2]
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
- ^ a b TLOBF Interview :: The Besnard Lakes Archived March 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Thelineofbestfit.com (2010-03-05). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
- ^ The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jagjaguwar. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
- ^ Thompson, Ciaran (September 20, 2010). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
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