In the Future | ||||
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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") | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Crawdaddy! | (favorable) link |
Drowned in Sound | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
musicOMH.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stereogum | (not rated) 12/14/07 |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
All music by Black Mountain; all lyrics by Stephen McBean, except "Night Walks" by Amber Webber.
"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, eight months before the release of "In The Future").
"Stormy High" was used in the 2012 videogame
Spec Ops: The Line.