411 Mania — Music from the Shins/Danger Mouse supergroup, a new record from A Silver Mount Zion or whatever they're called now, The Besnard Lakes are back (BABY!), Owen Pallett is now professionally Owen Pallett, get Spencer Krug's new EP for free and more. more info

Altsounds — The Besnard Lakes, the Montreal collective fronted by husband-and-wife duo Olga Goreas and Jace Lasek, has returned, crafting a majestic, sprawling vision of guitar bombast and captivating pop experiments. On March 9th of 2010 (March 8th in the UK), ... more info

Culture Bully — While the band never gained the attention some of the other bands from their city did, they represented the scene well with The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse. more info

Altsounds — The Besnard Lakes came to Mark Ruffalo one night over his headphones during a flu-induced fever dream, and "Because Tonight" gave him a welcomed chill. "It was a perfect piece of music. It has longing and hope and melancholy; a love story gone well a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Montreal orchestral indie rockers The Besnard Lakes have been tapped to score Mark Ruffalo's directorial debut, "Sympathy For Delicious" which already finished shooting earlier this year and stars Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis [who is playing Central... more info