Darkness at Noon is the second studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw, released in 2005 on The Leaf Label.

Darkness at Noon
Studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Released	April 5, 2005
Genre	Pop rock
Label	The Leaf Label
A Hawk and a Hacksaw chronology
A Hawk and a Hacksaw (2002) Darkness at Noon (2005) The Way the Wind Blows (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Jeremy Barnes

1. "Laughter in the Dark" – 7:55
2. "The Moon Under Water" – 3:59
3. "The Water Under the Moon" – 3:52
4. "A Black and White Rainbow" – 4:49
5. "For Slavoj" – 4:58
6. "Europa" – 3:50
7. "Pastelka On the Train" – 3:13
8. "Goodbye Great Britain" – 1:34
9. "Our Lady of the Vlatva" – 1:36
10. "Wicky Pocky" – 5:08
11. "Portland Town" – 5:16

Personnel

• Jeremy Barnes – Percussion, Accordion, Jew's-Harp, Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Piano (Grand), Cumbus, Piano (Upright)
• Dan Clucas – Trumpet, Cornet
• Joseph Garcia – Oud
• Kristin Kelly – Vocals
• Heather Trost – Violin, Vocals
• Barbara Burgio - Vocals
• Horacio Samaniego - Flute
• Mark Weaver - Tuba

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Trivia

• The album's title, Darkness at Noon, is a reference to the Arthur Koestler novel of the same name.
• The first track, "Laughter in the Dark", is a reference to the Vladimir Nabokov novel of the same name.

References