Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, The

Awesome dream-pop balladry with a heavy base in My Bloody Valentine, major intrusions from slowcore, and a general propensity for the anthemic. Lots of hugely drawn-out, well executed build-ups, with an appreciated handful of shorter, close-range numbers. Everything here's certainly worth a try, so pay more heed to the track lengths and levels of epic than my recs. That said, I'd start with 2 for a longer one and 4 for a shorter. FCC clean. –Andy

1 - Short, instrumental opening to track 2; blippy synth, feedback moans, chopped fuzzy voice syllables
**2 - (play track 1 for extended opening) Starts as a somber, falsetto piano ballad a la Shearwater with ambient backing, breaks out at the 2 minute mark into an epic, cheery guitar-rock sprawler
*3 - Strings, delicate piano and falsetto vox constitute a gently mystical first half; guitar comes in for a long, well-paced buildup
**4 - Female lead vox and falsetto backing over MBV guitar riffs; simple, summery, lots of hooks and harmonies
*5 - Loud guitars and Low-style harmonized male vox in a serious rock groove
6 - Short, ambient intro to track 7
7 - (play track 6 for extended opening) Slow-burning, dark, twangy verses with brighter, synth-backed choruses; builds to another epic close
*8 - Nervous ambient fade-in, twangy tremolo'd guitar; bleak, pounding rock
*9 - Gorgeously produced layers of piano, organ, gentle riffs; lulling into anthemic
10 - Wandering, calm, often ambient, with quiet female vox and chunky guitar