''Beast Moans'' is the debut album by
Canadian
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indie rock
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supergroup Swan Lake
''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...
, released in November 2006 on the label
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.
History
In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia
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. It was recorded at Dead Wood Studios in
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
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as well as at a house in
Victoria, British Columbia
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.
Track listing
# "Widow's Walk" (
Daniel Bejar
Daniel Bejar ( ; born October 4, 1972) is a Canadian singer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the frontman of Destroyer (band), Destroyer, and was a member of indie rock band the New Pornographers.
Overview
In 2006, he join ...
)
# "Nubile Days" (
Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug ( ) (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian musician. He is the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade and has recorded solo under both his own name and the name Moonface. He has also performed with other Ca ...
)
# "City Calls" (
Carey Mercer)
# "A Venue Called Rubella" (Bejar)
# "All Fires" (Krug)
# "The Partisan But He's Got to Know" (Mercer)
# "The Freedom" (Bejar)
# "Petersburg, Liberty Theater, 1914"
†
# "The Pollenated Girls" (Mercer)
# "Bluebird" (Krug)
# "Pleasure Vessels" (Mercer)
# "Are You Swimming in Her Pools?" (Krug)
# "Shooting Rockets" (Bejar)
* ''† The writer of "Petersburg, Liberty Theater, 1914" is currently unknown.''
External links
Jagjaguwar's Swan Lake Homepage
References
2006 debut albums
Swan Lake (band) albums
Jagjaguwar albums
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