The Besnard Lakes might be the most underrated band still bombing. Maybe you aren’t aware of the Canadian quartet. That’s not entirely your fault. They haven’t been entirely prolific, releasing two albums in the last five years, doing a few US tours, and refusing to dial into any evanescent notions of the zeitgeist. There is […]

It’s unclear whether the title of the Besnard Lakes’ lead single refers to the Montreal quartets unorthodox decision to force front-man Jace Lasek to walk around Breakglass Studios with a dead albatross around his neck as penance for being extra-nice with a crossbow, or whether it alludes to the curse of being the best band […]