Besnard Lakes

Got excited for a second, but my physical pre-order isn't due out until next Friday, so a little more patience required! I haven't checked out the latter two Bandcamp tracks yet, want to hold the rest to hear all at once. I've read some really glowing reviews already.

I realised that BL are pretty much how I imagine certain other bands to sound in my head when I read reviews, but then those bands generally turn out to be v dreary (post-Baker Mercury Rev, for instance) but Besnard Lakes deliver those cinematic psyche goods.

one of those bands that does the same thing over and over but it doesn't matter because they're so good at it

Yeah, this new one is terrific.

I've been listening to this one loads, kinda reminds me of Mew.

I like this new single “superego” of nowhere:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5EGHHAHsUWwOQnOwm0Nc8T?si=uYohqgAXQRWYm-J2mTqqfg&dl_branch=1

Aside from the unfortunately terrible first track, their latest, thunderstorm, is really good. Parts of it are “propulsive” in one way or another but it still maintains a slowly dripping molasses quality