- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Release Date: Feb 20, 2007
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Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings
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Positive: 41 out of 47
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Mixed: 3 out of 47
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Negative: 3 out of 47
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GaryBMar 30, 2007Yeah!
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JordanCMar 9, 2007This cd is great , if you are like Bruce A and want hooks maybe you should stick with the pussycat dolls
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RyanMMar 1, 2007This album is a peace of art, perfect, recommended!
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TimC.Mar 8, 2007Loved it!
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JoelZ.Nov 20, 2007One of those albums I largely was unimpressed with at first listen but 10 listens later blown away, so intricate and beautiful.
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PeterM.Nov 8, 2007Every listening reveals more of the sonic and melodic complexity of a whole that is gloriously more than the sum of its parts
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SteveRMar 19, 2007The Beach Boys meet Pink Floyd to create something completely new and fresh. One of the most beautiful albums you'll ever hear.
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BenAMar 16, 2007Awesome album. Pink Floyd meets the Beach Boys. Funnily enough, Bruce A, I had this cd on repeat in my car for a week. Its so intricate, detailed, and layered that multiple listens are very rewarding. Plus it rocks.
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CarlSMar 25, 2007easily my favorite album of the year so far. just saw them live too and they truly know how to bring the (reverb laden) rock. and on top of that they had smoke machines...freaking smoke machines! Chris W obviously wasn't listening to this album, either that or he has no ability to discern one band from another and should give up on music altogether. get this album!
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JoePublicApr 13, 2007My favorite album of the year so far, though I'm looking forward to new releases from Rush, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, and Kan'Nal as well. Aside from the pretentiousness of "Devastation", a brilliant and startling album. I picked it up on a whim, warmed up to it after a couple of listens, and now I love it. Solid spacey post-rock.
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DavidM.Jul 11, 2007Just gorgeous. Full of great musical ideas. Mature and distinctive. My favorite of 2007 so far.
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GillyDMar 7, 2007Well dunno about u lot but I luv it! I might get shot down in flames for this one but I think it's better than Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. Only criticism- it's too short, it leaves me wanting to hear so much more. So looking forward to seeing them in April.
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RobH.Jul 8, 2007Great album.
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TimC.Dec 11, 2007Loved it!
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BrianKFeb 22, 2007Cokemachineglow... its called progressive. The Band's CD is a intricate, well conceived and at times very classic "pop" journey. Very dark and fresh all at the same time Surprised at myself for just now hearing about this band.
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christianpMar 31, 2007this album is so incredibly lush and gorgeous that it is more rewarding with each listen. the quote from Drowned in Sound says it all.
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vasilisApr 2, 2007one of the best records of the year!
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BenB.Apr 9, 2007
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ShaneMApr 21, 2007Amazing album that gets better and better with each listen. If you don't like this, then you just don't get it.
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DylanSJul 13, 2007Absolutely amazing, you don't beat 'Devastation' and 'You Lies To Me' for raw power -- or 'Because Tonight' for sheer beauty. A gem of an album with dynamic pacing and glorious grandeur. They do, as well, rock live, and the smoke machines are insane.
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AdamJul 25, 2007I'm so glad I found this album. It's easily one of my favourites of 2007 (and it's been such a great year). A beautiful album.
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DougFApr 3, 2007It's the Beach Boys. It's Boards of Canada. That's right, it's the Surfboards of Canada! Arf!
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MichaelKMay 8, 2007Sounds kind of like a much more abrasive, dynamic Low.
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sebastiant.Jul 4, 2007very, very sharp. havent tired of it yet, though at first i expected that i would. i have seen them live too, and as another poster noted, the smoke machines are something else!
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danaMar 23, 2007ripping off coldplay? the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. coldplay are one of the most tired, unoriginal bands in existence. these guys are ok and certainly not a copy of a copy.
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bruceaFeb 24, 2007BOOOORING! This is a great album to take you through a mushroom trip, but not something for your car's CD player. The plodding tunes are richly crafted but have no hooks.
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AlexJMar 5, 2007I was expecting something more than just another collection of jagged and mismatched musical ideas stiched together. Its progressive tag is up to some debate, but its really nothing new when placed alongside many of their fellow counterparts.
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GreckoXSep 21, 2007Ummm... don't listen to this while driving... a soppy, droning experience - not at all what was expected from the reviews.
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JoshKApr 28, 2007How many bands does this band rip off? I hear some Simon and Garfunkle, I hear some Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Beach Boys, and even KISS. Holy fuck. Can they be any more original? Plus, it's boring except for one song...the led Zeppelin song.
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ChrisWMar 18, 2007When are bands like this, Snow Patrol, and The Frames going to stop ripping off of Coldplay? This CD is junk... if you love Norah Jones... then you'll like this even more. If you can find a tempo, you'd be the first one to find one.
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Awards & Rankings
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Sift through Are the Dark Horse and the sounds of the Beach Boys or Orbison can certainly be found, but the band has yet to learn the clean, economical songwriting of their influences.
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That music so majestically restrained in pace can make your heart beat so quickly is a testament to The Besnard Lakes’ focus and ability to coat each millisecond of track time with an utterly captivating sound without ever becoming clogged up with their myriad ideas.
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Too big in their influences and scope to fit in even the biggest pigeonhole imaginable, The Besnard Lakes thankfully produce music chock-full of tunes and spine-tingly loveliness not seen since The Beach Boys or more recently the sheer joy and ridiculous grandeur of The Polyphonic Spree.