Pitchfork - Tours — 03-11 Toronto, Ontario - The Horseshoe 03-12 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore03-17-20 Austin, TX - SXSW03-23 New York, NY - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 03-25 Liverpool, England - Academy 03-26 Bristol, England Arnoifini 03-27 Leeds, England - Cockpit 03... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Montreal's The Besnard Lakes are back this year with another album of well-produced alt. stadium rock. I'll be honest, I never gave them a shot until now but their new album The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night has been on repeat for the few days... more info

The Quietus — Plus, new album set for March release more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The Besnard Lakes are responsible for one of the best LPs of 2007—the eight track soundscape that is The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse. With “Albatross” (the first single from their forthcoming LP ...Are the Roaring Night), the Montreal grou... more info

411 Mania — Hear the new Vampire Weekend album in full, a new album from The Wrens, a Pavement best of, who won't be winning Oscars, Elvis Costello Live, Liars remixes, new music from The Besnard Lakes and Dirty Projecters, and more! more info

Quick Before It Melts — This may end up being a short post, but it is oh so sweet:  The Besnard Lakes are back!  We’ll have to wait until March 9 to hear all of The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night,  but you can hear the album’s first single, “Albatross”... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Besnard Lakes: "Albatross" [mp3] from The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (out March 9th) other Besnard Lakes posts at Largehearted Boy Blood Feathers: "Don't Know You at All" [mp3] from Goodness Gracious... more info

8/1 — A standout track and the first single from Montreal's The Besnard Lakes' upcoming longplayer, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, Albatross has all the swagger of a Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac classic or Roy Orbison reimagined as a rollicking... more info

Stereogum — In 2007, the Besnard Lakes released the often triumphant The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, their second album, and one with a self-fulfilling title as the band deservedly received a nomination for that year's Polaris Music Prize, which they then ... more info

Altsounds — The Besnard Lakes are offering a preview of their much-anticipated album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night, the standout single, "Albatross." The single will also be made available on February 9th (8th in the UK) as a vinyl 12" with the exclus... more info