News
Canadians to Also Play with Land of Talk, Brad, Wintersleep, and Suuns
Aug 18, 2010
By Iain S.
The Besnard Lakes have announced some fall tour dates that include shows with Band of Horses, Jenny and Johnny, and others. More
The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night is out Now
May 07, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
View the film-and-numerology(?)-inspired video for The Besnard Lakes' dreamy psych-rock single, "Albatross." In the Kara Blake-directed clip, a woman walks into a strange theater and views various old school instructional short films. We have the video. More
Plus Local Natives and The Besnard Lakes
Mar 20, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Staff photographer and Under the Radar's Co-Publisher/Co-Founder, Wendy Lynch Redfern, was down in Austin, Texas for SXSW 2010. Check out a gallery of her photos from the second day of the music portion of SXSW 2010. The gallery includes photos of She & Him, Broken Social Scene, Local Natives, and The Besnard Lakes. More
Plus The Besnard Lakes and Local Natives
Mar 20, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Day two of SXSW was a bit challenging, considering the lack of sleep we'd gotten the night before. Seeing a show at 1 a.m. is all well and good if you don't have to wake up early the next morning to write about it or conduct other business. We weren't able to attend any day parties on the second day of SXSW music 2010, due to two photo-shoots we were conducting, including one at the way too early hour of 10 a.m. (well, early for SXSW). But that night we were able to catch sets from two Canadian bands (including one collective who's seemingly no longer broken), some Los Angeles natives, and a camera shy actress/singer. More
Albatross 12" out February 9th 2010
Dec 10, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Montreal collective The Besnard Lakes are out to claim 2010. February 9th will see the release of the 12-inch Albatross, followed a month later (March 9th) by their third full-length, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night. We have the tracklist for both.
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Reviews
SXSW 2010 Day 2 Recap - She & Him, Broken Social Scene, and more (Thursday, March 18, 2010)
Mar 20, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Day two of SXSW was a bit challenging, considering the lack of sleep we'd gotten the night before. Seeing a show at 1 a.m. is all well and good if you don't have to wake up early the next morning to write about it or conduct other business. We weren't able to attend any day parties on the second day of SXSW music 2010, due to two photo-shoots we were conducting, including one at the way too early hour of 10 a.m. (well, early for SXSW). But that night we were able to catch sets from two Canadian bands (including one collective who's seemingly no longer broken), some Los Angeles natives, and a camera shy actress/singer. More
The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
Jagjaguwar
Mar 16, 2010
By Jim Scott
The Besnard Lakes take their grandiose cues from the '70s: massive sounds, massive ideas, double albums, and seven-minute opuses. Their harmonies are rooted in the Brian Wilson and Sgt. Pepper era. The vocal treatment, all reverb and wide-open space, is clearly set in the here and now. More
