Volume 1 (The Besnard Lakes album)

Volume 1
Studio album by The Besnard Lakes
Released	2003
Genre	Alternative
Length	43:59
The Besnard Lakes chronology
Volume 1 (2003) The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10) [1]

Volume 1 is the debut album from Canadian rock band The Besnard Lakes. Only a thousand copies were made for the 2003 release. The album was rereleased on a larger scale October 23, 2007.

The cover features the Princeton Similkameen Funeral Services home - the owner of which was charged in 2007 with fraud and offering an indignity to human remains.

Track listing

1. "Skyscraper Girls" – 9:44
2. "This Thing" – 4:35
3. "For Spy Turned Musician" – 5:21
4. "Thomasina" – 3:44
5. "You've Got to Want to Be a Star" – 9:32
6. "Deep, Desultory Dream" – 6:39
7. "Life Rarely Begins with Tungsten Film #1" – 4:24

References

1. Pitchfork Media review