"Y'know that crazy explosion you get when you put Pop Rocks in your mouth? Well, times that by about 15 and imagine that sensation for your ears, that's how big and how awesome The Besnard Lakes' Are The Roaring Night album is. I'd like to say that's why the album stands a really good chance of winning the Polaris Music Prize, but the truth is it has a very good chance of winning because it's the only "rawk" album amongst a list of records whose common thread is that they're mostly beloved by needy people who require too many hugs."
- Aaron Brophy, Managing Editor, Chart Magazine