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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the psychedelic rock band led by Montreal husband-and-wife duo of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas features two new band members, Sheenah Ko and Robbie Macarthur.
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- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Mar 3, 2016Perhaps in the end it’s best to just say that The Besnard Lakes sound like themselves; they’ve certainly found a way to refine their own sound, and the jarring beauty that can be heard in A Coliseum Complex Museum is a prime example of it.
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Jan 25, 2016This band stirs a noisy pot of rock sounds, but vapors that escape smell delicious.
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Jan 27, 2016A Coliseum Complex Museum is further proof that the Besnard Lakes are a band with big ideas and real vision, and just as importantly, they have the talent and focus to makes those ideas into something worth hearing.
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UncutJan 13, 2016They have at times found themselves mired in over-fussy arrangements, but here recapture something of the crisp economy of their breakout 2007 LP ...Are The Dark Horse. [Feb 2016, p.73]
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Jan 19, 2016A Coliseum Complex Museum, despite sporting yet another bonkers title, is a top effort that bolsters their burgeoning reputation, even if it doesn’t quite reach the highs of their very best.
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Jan 22, 2016As has been noted about some of their previous work, the sonic characteristics, though very seductive, can become slightly repetitive and it could be argued this does not serve the base material to best advantage--there are interesting ideas floating around and it might be worth allowing some of them a little more clarity.
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Jan 20, 2016The Montreal outfit sounds like they’ve run out of ideas and are starting to repeat their already expansive catalogue.
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