''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

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at #72. The album art was designed by keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, who was influenced by

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's work. The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.

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, of

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, listed the album as one of his favourite releases in 2008.

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen McBean, except where noted. # "Stormy High" - 4:32 # "Angels" - 3:07 # "Tyrants" - 8:00 # "Wucan" - 6:01 # "Stay Free" - 4:29 # "Queens Will Play" - 5:15 # "Evil Ways" - 3:25 # "Wild Wind" - 1:42 # "Bright Lights" - 16:37 # "Night Walks" (

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) - 3:55

Disc 2 (Limited Edition version only)

# "Bastards of Light" - 5:09 # "Thirteen Walls" - 7:06 # "Black Cat" - 2:51

Usage in other media

"Stay Free" was used in both the second season of Showtime's ''

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'' on the episode "Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills", and the film ''

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'' (it was included on the

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, 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''.

References

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