| In the Future | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 21, 2008 | |||
| Studio | The Factory Studios, Vancouver, BC; The Hive Creative Labs, Vancouver, BC; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA; The Argyle Hotel | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock | |||
| Length | 57:03 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
| Producer | Black Mountain; Dave Sardy ("Stay Free") | |||
| Black Mountain chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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 three 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]
- ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. 2012-02-17. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Civiero, Cody (2008). Black Mountain refuse to define their future. The Gateway. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Polaris Music Prize
- ^ Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady)". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.