Psych Krautrock band Mien – members include Black Angels Alex Maas and Rishi Dhir of Elephant Stone – is returning to tour the UK in May, and we couldn’t be more excited. Mien member Rishi Dhir is lead vocalist plus guitar and sitar player with his other band Elephant Stone who have toured the UK…
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We’ve waited over two frustrating years but here they are – Montreal psy indie band The Besnard Lakes return to UK shores for a run of live shows. Actually this night at Oslo in Hackney is their penultimate on the tour. The venue has scheduled a club night for half an hour after the Bezzies…
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Just a few tantalising weeks ahead of their tour, which includes dates in the UK, The Besnard Lakes have released a single called She’s An Icicle. This new track is in keeping with the feel and atmosphere of their last, triumphant album The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Thunderstorm Warnings, released in early…
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Busty and the Bass met during their first week as students in the jazz programme at Montreal’s McGill University back in 2011. I first heard the octet when they released their 2020 album called Eddie, accompanied by the distinctively warm, raspy vocals of Macy Gray. And now there’s a new release – an ‘intergalactic’ EP, The ET Suite via Arts…
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The Besnard Lakes don’t make things easy for themselves, publicity wise. The new album which launched on January 2021, The Besnard Lakes are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings isn’t a title that fits neatly into social media posts, as well they know. But the Canadian outfit don’t particularly care – nothing is going…
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It has been a thrill in these dark times to hear the announcement of new music from The Besnard Lakes. The Montreal band’s impending album, to be unveiled 29 January 2021, is titled – in their typical rather inflated prog-influenced style – The Besnard Lakes Are the last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings. I’ve been…
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