The Beatific Visions

The Beatific Visions is the second album by Brakes. It was released in November 2006. The Rough Trade Shop named it the fifth best album of the year.[7]

The Beatific Visions
Studio album by Brakes
Released	6 November 2006 (UK) 8 May 2007 (US)
Recorded	House of David, Nashville, Tennessee in June 2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	28:00
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Stuart Sikes and Brakes
Brakes chronology
Give Blood (2005) The Beatific Visions (2006) Touchdown (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[3]
Playlouder	[4]
Stylus Magazine	C+[5]
This Is Fake DIY	[6]

Track listing

1. "Hold Me in the River" – 2:00
2. "Margarita" – 2:06
3. "If I Should Die Tonight" – 2:01
4. "Mobile Communication" – 3:47
5. "Spring Chicken" – 2:00
6. "Isabel" – 2:26
7. "Beatific Visions" – 2:53
8. "Porcupine or Pineapple" – 1:04
9. "Cease and Desist" – 2:27
10. "On Your Side" – 2:20
11. "No Return" – 4:57

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r928882
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070128180332/http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/8440
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125204704/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39851/Brakes_The_Beatific_Visions
4. http://www.playlouder.com/review/+the-beatific-vis/
5. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/brakes/the-beatific-visions.htm
6. http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/3383.html
7. "Top 100 2006". Rough Trade Shops. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)