The Besnard Lakes

While The Besnard Lakes prone to galaxy-spanning guitar epics, “Superego“ is just slightly smaller in scale...

Like last year, Pop Montreal 2021 will by a hybrid of in-person shows and virtual events, and the lineup also includes Cakes da Killa, The Dears, Cadence Weapon, Soccer Mommy, Le Ren, and more.

'Join the Ritual' celebrates indie label Jagjaguwar's 25th anniversary and also features Angel Olsen covering Smog, The Besnard Lakes covering Slint, Pink Mountaintops covering Teenage Fanclub and more.

Polaris' 2021 Long List includes albums by The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, Helena Deland, Cadence Weapon, TEKE::TEKE, The Besnard Lakes, Big Brave and more.

Plus The Besnard Lakes, Palehound, Steve Gunn, The Chills, Otoboke Beaver, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.

We also just added their six previous full-length albums and sole EP to our online shop.

plus Kim Gordon, The Besnard Lakes, The Dears, Kill Lincoln, Mary Timony, Black Country New Road, Los Lobos, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.

plus Eric Bachmann, Arlo Parks, Ian Isiah, Tombs, Hazel English, Rufus Wainwright, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.

This week's playlist also includes new music by Billy Nomates, Half Waif, Regional Justice Center, Teenage Fanclub, Xiu Xiu ft. Grouper, The Notwist, Lost Horizons ft. Marissa Nadler, Sophia Kennedy, Squid, Goat Girl, Buggin, Mikau, p.s.you'redead, Shovels & Rope ft. Sharon Van Etten, Flying Raccoon Suit, Chelsea Wolfe and Emma Ruth Rundle, Arabrot, Colossus, Madlib and Four Tet, Portrayal of Guilt, The Sonder Bombs, Tribulation, The Chills, Juliana Hatfield, and more.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums The Besnard Lakes, The Notwist and Goat Girl, plus a vinyl reissue of Lilys' A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns, and more.