Remember that one band you heard at that guys house at that one party where the dude broke his wrist doing a keg stand? Turns out that band wasn't The Besnard Lakes. You might have thought it was close but you'd be wrong. Dead wrong. (Dun-dun-duuuuuuunn)The Besnard Lakes are a band from Montreal. Oh wow, BIG surprise, I like a band from Montreal. How much do you want to be they had some connect...
THE BESNARD LAKES – ARE THE DARK HORSE (2007)The success of Indie Rock bands like The Arcade Fire have augmented a broadened outlook on the creative dynamic that exists when a band uses a more challenging array of instruments. It’s an accepted fact that in days gone by, Indie music was arbitrarily dominated by electric guitars and synths, and the prospect of horns or strings were mainly overloo...
i love this song... i used to space out to this at about 4:20 every day in the record store. this whole record is amazing and maybe someday i'll see them live!here's another photo from the tour.... it was taken late, late into the Seattle night...
This entire album is seriously amazing, but this track in particular sticks out to me. This is almost a guarantee for a lot of critics' year-end lists.
We try not to throw around the "b" word too much around here, but no other word seems as fitting when it comes to describing The Besnard Lakes' sound. There are undercurrents of hope, sadness, transcendence, forlornness and more, but...
Remember that one band you heard at that guys house at that one party where the dude broke his wrist doing a keg stand? Turns out that band wasn't The Besnard Lakes. You might have thought it was close but you'd be wrong. Dead wrong. (Dun-dun-duuuuuuunn)The Besnard Lakes are a band from Montreal. Oh wow, BIG surprise, I like a band from Montreal. How much do you want to be they had some connect...
THE BESNARD LAKES – ARE THE DARK HORSE (2007)The success of Indie Rock bands like The Arcade Fire have augmented a broadened outlook on the creative dynamic that exists when a band uses a more challenging array of instruments. It’s an accepted fact that in days gone by, Indie music was arbitrarily dominated by electric guitars and synths, and the prospect of horns or strings were mainly overloo...
i love this song... i used to space out to this at about 4:20 every day in the record store. this whole record is amazing and maybe someday i'll see them live!here's another photo from the tour.... it was taken late, late into the Seattle night...