title: The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
text: # The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
  
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  The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn is the first album by The Birdwatcher, released in 2000. The alias used by Dan Matz, frontman of Windsor for the Derby.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Cutting Rope" – 2:51
  * "First Bright Light" – 10:23
  * "Bound to Collide" – 5:54
  * "Dawn" – 10:20
  * "Little Birdy" – 1:32
  * "The Hunt" – 4:41
  * "Three Weeks" – 3:20
  * "No Expectations" (The Rolling Stones cover) – 5:43
  