In the Dark (The Whigs album)

In the Dark is the third album from The Whigs. The album was released on March 16, 2010. Recording took place in band's hometown of Athens, Georgia. The band worked extensively with producer Ben Allen, notable for his production work on Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion, one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2009.^[5] The album marks the band's first record with new permanent bassist Tim Deaux, replacing bassist Hank Sullivant, who departed the group in 2006 and joined MGMT.

In the Dark
Studio album by The Whigs
Released	March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Garage rock revival, indie rock
Length	41:31
Label	ATO
Producer	Ben Allen Jay Joyce Angelo Petraglia
The Whigs chronology
Mission Control (2008) In the Dark (2010) Enjoy the Company (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Slant Magazine	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

On October 15, 2009, the Whigs released the title track, "In The Dark" as a free download. Two weeks later, the band released "Hundred / Million" for free download on their website.^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Parker Gispert; all music composed by The Whigs.

1. "Hundred / Million"
2. "Black Lotus"
3. "Kill Me Carolyne"
4. "Someone's Daughter"
5. "So Lonely"
6. "Dying"
7. "I Don't Even Care About The One I Love"
8. "Automatic"
9. "I Am For Real"
10. "In The Dark"
11. "Naked"

References

1. "In The Dark by The Whigs". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. "Allmusic review".
3. "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. 9 March 2010.
4. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010.
5. "Blitzen Trapper adds dates to summer outing". Livedaily.com. 2010-05-14. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
6. "The Whigs". The Whigs. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

External links

• Official website