Begone Dull Care (album)

Begone Dull Care is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music group Junior Boys. The album was released on March 24, 2009 in Canada and on April 7, 2009 in the United States.^[13]

Begone Dull Care
Studio album by Junior Boys
Released	March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Synth-pop[1]
Length	47:12
Label	Domino
Producer	Junior Boys
Junior Boys chronology
So This Is Goodbye (2006) Begone Dull Care (2009) It's All True (2011)
Alternate cover
Singles from Begone Dull Care
"Hazel" Released: March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[2]
Metacritic	76/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B−[5]
Blender	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
Q	[10]
Spin	5/10[11]
Uncut	[12]

The album is named for Begone Dull Care, a short film by National Film Board animator Norman McLaren inspired by the music of Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, which influenced the album's conception and creation.^[13] The front cover gives the band name in French (albeit with the word "première" mistyped), along with Caprice en Couleurs, the French title of the film; the entirety of the liner notes is presented bilingually, including song titles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Parallel Lines"	Matt Didemus Jeremy Greenspan	6:31
2.	"Work"	Didemus Greenspan	6:32
3.	"Bits & Pieces"	Didemus Greenspan	4:01
4.	"Dull to Pause"	Greenspan	4:52
5.	"Hazel"	Didemus Greenspan	6:13
6.	"Sneak a Picture"	Greenspan	7:00
7.	"The Animator"	Greenspan	5:07
8.	"What It's For"	Greenspan	6:56
Total length:			47:12

iTunes Store bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Work" (Prins Thomas Remix)	Didemus Greenspan	10:59
Total length:			58:11

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14]	19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	42
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[16]	6