Founded: 2003
Location: Canada
The Besnard Lakes ( BEZ-nerd) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keyboards) and Robbie MacArthur (guitar).
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"It's — as the name suggests — a complex record, and an excellent one at that."
"There's bound to be some scepticism of the shape of this release, as to whether it's a glorified single release."
The album is flamboyant and verbose, cryptic and at times distant, but it is wholly a Besnard Lakes album (the flaming horse artwork and iconic paintings that have graced previous covers re-emerge here).
To be fair, this album is something of a grower and there are some good songs here too.