Few songs in the last couple years have melted my face as thoroughly as The Besnard Lakes' "Devastation." Suffering from years of debilitating tinnitus just to find a way to listen to it a few decibels louder would have been worth it. Now, leading the new LP cart like a triumphant show horse is "Albatross." The Lakes haven't lost any of their perfectly executed rockist gestures: tom rolls, guitar chords that unfurl like American flags on a windy day, oohs and aahs from the men in the back. This is certainly poppier than anything we've heard from them before, but then again this thing is so bullshit free that it's practically a pair of Converse, a bottle of beer, and a slow news day all rolled into one tremendously mellow entity.
Visit the reliably excellent Jagjaguwar for full details on The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night. You can buy the "Albatross" 12'' starting on 2/09.
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