Released March 30, 2009 Release date 30 March 2009 Label Navigator Records | Artist Lau Producer Calum Malcolm Genre Folk music | |
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Recorded Castle Sound, Pencaitland, Scotland, December 2008,
Heriot Toun Studio Similar Lightweights and Gentlemen, The Bell That Never Rang, Live, Mark the Hard Earth, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | ||
Arc Light is the second studio album by contemporary folk three-piece Lau, released on March 30, 2009 on Navigator Records.
Contents
- Reception
- Track listing
- Bonus track
- Personnel
- Band
- Additional musicians
- Recording personnel
- Artwork
- Songs
- References
The album's bonus track is a cover of The Beatles' song, "Dear Prudence". The track originally appeared on a compilation issued free with Mojo magazine.
Reception
Like its predecessor, Lightweights and Gentlemen, Arc Light garnered strong critical acclaim upon release. Chris Nickson of Allmusic described the album as "stirring and utterly wonderful," while Michael Quinn, of BBC Music remarked that "what astonishes most about Lau is the orchestral quality of the sound." Music webzine The Line of Best Fit stated that: "Arc Light is testament to their constant need to push themselves as musicians, and as innovators of the folk movement."
Track listing
All tracks arranged by Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O'Rourke
- "The Burrian" (Drever/Green/O'Rourke)
- "Winter Moon" (Drever/Green/O'Rourke)
- "Horizontigo"
- "Horizontigo" (Drever)
- "Alright in the Heid" (Green)
- "Salty Boys"
- "Operation Knoydart (O'Rourke)
- "Salty Boys" (Drever)
- "Banks of Marble" (Les Rice/Drever/Green/O'Rourke)
- "Stephen's"
- "Stephen's Leaving" (Green)
- "Plot No.12" (O'Rourke)
- "The Master" (Drever/Green/O'Rourke)
- "Frank and Flo's"
- "Frank and Flo's" (Green)
- "An Tobar" (O'Rourke)
- "Temple of Fiddes" (Drever/O'Rourke)
Bonus track
Personnel
The following people contributed to Arc Light
Band
Additional musicians
Recording personnel
Artwork
Songs
1The Burrian6:38
2Winter Moon3:22
3Horizontigo7:16