Darkness at Noon is the second studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw, released in 2005 on The Leaf Label. Track listing All tracks by Jeremy Barnes "Laughter in the Dark" – 7:55 "The Moon Under Water" – 3:59 "The Water Under the Moon" – 3:52 "A Black and White Rainbow" – 4:49 "For Slavoj" – 4:58 "Europa" – 3:50 "Pastelka On the Train" – 3:13 "Goodbye Great Britain" – 1:34 "Our Lady of the Vlatva" – 1:36 "Wicky Pocky" – 5:08 "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 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 2005 albums A Hawk and a Hacksaw albums The Leaf Label albums