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The Besnard Lakes Wiki Information
The Besnard Lakes
are an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were formed by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, and they have released two albums.
The band are currently a six-piece centered around the atmospheric songs of Lasek and Goreas, whose expansive sound draws from numerous aspects of rock 'n' roll history. The band's name comes from Besnard Lake in North-Central Saskatchewan. The band's second album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
was recorded at singer Lasek's own Breakglass Studios, with members of Stars, The Dears and Godspeed You! Black Emperor/Silver Mt. Zion making guest appearances. [1] It was nominated for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. Many songs on The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
are prefaced by recordings from shortwave radio number stations as first made popular in recordings such as The Conet Project.
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THE BESNARD LAKES TICKETS
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Discography
Albums
- Volume 1
(Breakglass/Earworm, 2003)
- The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
(Jagjaguwar, 2007)
Singles
- "Would Anybody Come To Visit Me" (10", Static Caravan, 2005)
- "Casino Nanaimo" (12", Jagjaguwar, 2007)
- "For Agent 13" (2007)
Notes and references
- The Besnard Lakes: "Would Anybody Come To Visit Me", Static Caravan Records, retrieved August 21, 2008.
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