The Besnard Lakes teach us that taking candy from strangers can occasionally turn out great in their trippy video for the recent single "People Of The Sticks." The video depicts a practicing gymnast…   Read Story »

Montreal's Besnard Lakes are back this April with a new LP titled Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO, which is quite the title. The record sees Jace and Olga joined by MTL neighbors Spencer Krug and…   Read Story »

The last time we saw a Besnard Lakes video it was a cinematic affair, Olga and Jace on the altar, full of flashbacks and dissolved romance. Again the Canadian rever rockers get filmic, with a…   Read Story »

On some nights you can fool yourself into forgetting that industry weeks like SXSW have shifted from being about discovery to being full-on music festivals. Yesterday was not one of those days. Aside…   Read Story »

In 2007, the Besnard Lakes released the often triumphant The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, their second album, and one with a self-fulfilling title as the band deservedly received a nomination…   Read Story »

Shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, the Besnard Lakes are enjoying a well deserved breakout year, and watching this vid will help the unconverted understand why they're on our shortlist for Act…   Read Story »

Not sure what the contributing factors were, but it seemed like everybody was a little frustrated yesterday down at SouthBy; people showing up to the right day party at the wrong time, jumbling their…   Read Story »