The personality crisis continues for Montreal collective The Besnard Lakes. Following up from their Polaris listed The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, the band unleash The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night through Jagjaguwar on March 8th. The album was recorded by frontman Jace Lasek at his own Breakglass studio’s using a vintage 1968 mixing console that was used to record elements of Led Zepplin’s Physical Graffiti.
If the band’s website is to be believed the album is a “twisting chronicle of spies, double agents, novelists and aspiring rock gods turned violent.” Blimey.
Head over to the Jagjaguwar website here to download the lead single from the album “Albatross” now. The track will be released as a 12″ single on 8th February.
The band have also announced a European tour, heading this way at the end of March.
3/24/10 Brighton, UK, Freebutt
3/25/10 Liverpool, UK, Academy
3/26/10 Bristol, UK Arnoifini (w/ Tunng)
3/27/10 Leeds, UK Brundell Social Club
3/28/10 Glasgow, UK Stereo
3/29/10 Manchester, UK The Dulcimer
3/30/10 Birmingham, UK Hare and Hounds
3/31/10 London, UK Cargo
4/1/10 Brussells, BE Bonatique
4/2/10 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso
4/3/10 Utrecht, NL Ekko
4/19/10 Paris, FR Le Point Emphmere
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Mis-print for the Manchester date: it’s actually 29 March at Dulcimer. See you there!