The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes raise immediate comparisons to the Arcade Fire, but those are primarily due to accidents of geography and band chemistry: like the Arcade Fire, the Besnard Lakes are from Montreal and led by a married couple. That's largely where the similarities end, because if this Quebecois collective resembles any of its Canadian counterparts, it would be as an unexpectedly effective combination of the Dears' psychedelic pop hooks and the languid space rock ambience of early Broken Social Scene. The aforementioned married couple, singer and guitarist ...[more]
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Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd's pacing and Freddy Mercury's falsetto, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by The Besnard Lakes, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, Volume I, came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are m [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd's pacing and Freddy Mercury's falsetto, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by The Besnard Lakes, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, Volume I, came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown t [ read more ]
LP $14.99
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VINYL FORMAT. This 12-inch comes on the heels of The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. Casino Nanaimo is a place where repetitive sound and lights engulf addicted gamblers all vying for space on the eternal wheel of fortune. "Devastation (alternate version)", is the unedited and original straight-to-two-track nine-minute version, recorded live off the floor at Breakglass Studios.
12" $9.99
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This is a black American Apparel Besnard Lakes shirt with a red and black horse design. Size Large.
Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a black American Apparel Besnard Lakes shirt with a red and black horse design. Size Medium.
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Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd's pacing and Freddy Mercury's falsetto, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by The Besnard Lakes, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, Volume I, came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are m [ read more ]
MP3 $10.49
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This 2004 debut is being widely distributed for the first time, in the wake of the band's extremely successful second full-length, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. A rich, melodic, and sometimes eerie tonal soundscape of guitars, organs, synthesizers, drums, reverbs, and vocal harmonies creating a bizarre concoction of psychedelic conceptual progressive pop/rock.
CD $12.99
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This is an 18" x 24" Besnard Lakes poster for the July 23 and 24, 2007 shows with The Handsome Furs at Schubas. Hand-signed, numbered and designed by Dan Grzeca.
Poster $19.99
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This is a black American Apparel Besnard Lakes shirt with a red and black horse design. Size Small.
Small Shirt $19.99
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This Single comes on the heels of The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse. Casino Nanaimo is a place where repetitive sound and lights engulf addicted gamblers all vying for space on the eternal wheel of fortune. 'Devastation (alternate version)', is the unedited and original straight-to-two-track nine-minute version, recorded live off the floor at Breakglass Studios.
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