Dancing with Daggers

Dancing with Daggers is the debut studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Magneta Lane, released April 4, 2006 on Paper Bag Records.

Allmusic had nothing but the highest of praise for the album, saying "Each song is snappy, playful, and stylish, and that's what makes Dancing with Daggers work so well."

They asserted that the songs have a rare originality, and said that Magenta Lane "lead the pack of new millennium girl groups" and "could very well be a modern day version of the Shangri-Las.

"[1] Pitchfork and PopMatters both said that the album lacks a genuine show-stopper to compare to "The Constant Lover" from their debut EP, but that there are nonetheless plenty of standout moments.

[3] Stylus Magazine were less enthusiastic, asserting that the album is essentially one or two outstanding pieces surrounded by similar-sounding filler: "Dancing With Daggers could be re-released as "Wild Gardens," its best song, repeated thirteen times and I’d hardly bat an eye.