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Besnard Lakes share video for "The Plain Moon"

3271 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo: The Besnard Lakes @ Rough Trade, 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) The Besnard Lakes' terrific new album, A Coliseum Complex Museum, is out in two weeks (1/22) and the Montreal band have just released a video... more info

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The Besnard Lakes playing free NYC record release show ++ other tour dates

3274 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Besnard Lakes' terrific new album, A Coliseum Complex Museum, will be out January 22 via Jagjaguwar. If you haven't checked out "The Plain Moon" and "Golden Lion" from the LP, you can listen to those below.... more info

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The Besnard Lakes – “The Plain Moon”

3296 days ago

Stereogum — Montreal rockers the Besnard Lakes are gearing up to release their next album A Colisuem Complex Museum, the follow-up to this year’s 12″ EP The Golden Lion. Their new track “The Plain Moon” is a wide-open, gauzy tune that mixes elements of d... more info

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The Besnard Lakes – “The Motorway” (Stereogum Premiere)

3328 days ago

Stereogum — Much like their Canadian peers Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Arcade Fire, the Besnard Lakes have been orchestrating their own sort of cinematic-rock splendor for over a decade. Their sweeping compositions incorporate a slew of classical instruments... more info

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Pop Montreal Day 3: 'The Besnard Lakes are the 17-piece band', Ruth Garbus, Crosss, Jib Kidder & more

3382 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Besnard Lakes @ Pop Montreal 9/18/2015 I try not to throw the word "epic" around much as a person who writes about music but that pretty much describes The Besnard Lakes' Pop Montreal performance Friday night... more info

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The Besnard Lakes playing as a 17-piece band at Pop Montreal, then touring with Ride (dates)

3440 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo: The Besnard Lakes @ Rough Trade (more by Greg Cristman) Montreal's The Besnard Lakes have been tapped to open for part of Ride's fall tour, starting with two NYC-area shows: September 22 at Irving Plaza (tickets)... more info

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The Besnard Lakes played Rough Trade with USA Out of Vietnam (pics, setlist)

3618 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman; words by Bill Pearis "I heard New York got a little snow last last night...you fucking pussies!" Jace Lacek, leader of The Besnard Lakes, was joking with the Rough Trade crowd about the inch or so... more info

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The Besnard Lakes going on Northeast tour in January (dates)

3684 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — We're coming up on two years since Montreal's The Besnard Lakes released the last album, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO, and while they haven't announced a new record, there is movement in the works. The band are currently touring... more info

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The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO

4269 days ago

DrownedInSound — There are some great moments on Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO, but by the end they’re lost under swathes of synths and looking for a sense of purpose. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

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