The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
| The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Breakglass Studio (Montreal, Canada) | |||
| Genre | Post-rock Psychedelic rock Indie rock Shoegaze | |||
| Length | 45:26 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar (U.S.) Outside Music (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Jace Lasek, Olga Goreas | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| musicOMH | |
| Now | |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | |
| Stylus | B+ |
| Uncut | |
| Under the Radar | 9/10 |
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, 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.