In the Future
In the Future | ||||
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Studio album by Black Mountain | ||||
Released | January 21, 2008 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock | |||
Length | 57:03 | |||
Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
Producer | Black Mountain | |||
Black Mountain chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Crawdaddy! | (favorable) link |
Drowned in Sound | link |
musicOMH.com | link |
Rolling Stone | [1] |
Stereogum | (not rated) 12/14/07 |
The Skinny | link |
Q | Feb 08 |
Obscure Sound | (not rated) 11/28/07 |
Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10 link |
jambase.com | (not rated) link |
In the Future is the second album by Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with 3 bonus tracks on a second disc. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #72.
The album art was designed by keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, who was influenced by Storm Thorgerson's work.[2]
The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed the album as one of his favourite releases in 2008.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen McBean, except where noted.
- "Stormy High" - 4:32
- "Angels" - 3:07
- "Tyrants" - 8:00
- "Wucan" - 6:01
- "Stay Free" - 4:29
- "Queens Will Play" - 5:15
- "Evil Ways" - 3:25
- "Wild Wind" - 1:42
- "Bright Lights" - 16:37
- "Night Walks" (Amber Webber) - 3:55
Disc 2 (Limited Edition version only)
- "Bastards of Light" - 5:09
- "Thirteen Walls" - 7:06
- "Black Cat" - 2:51
Usage in other media
"Stay Free" was used in both the second season of Showtime's Californication on the episode "Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills", and the film Spider-Man 3 (it was included on the soundtrack album, which was released on May 1, 2007, 8 months before the release of "In The Future").
"Stormy High" was used in the 2012 videogame Spec Ops: The Line.
References
- ↑ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ Civiero, Cody (2008). Black Mountain refuse to define their future. The Gateway.
- ↑ Polaris Music Prize
- ↑ Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady)". stereokill.net. Retrieved 2012-02-24.