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80 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: The indie rock quartet led by music producer Jace Lasek and his wife Olga releases its second album on the Jagjaguwar label.

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  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    on their third album, the combination of Canadian indie (Broken Social Scene), psychedelic '60s rock (Love), cosmic '70s pop (ELO) and shoegaze (Ride) is nothing short of beautiful.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    88
    Right now no one is making music this grand, this big, this moving with so much assurance.
  3. Under The Radar
    80
    The Besnard Lakes roll note after note, moment after moment, song after song that build in anticipation, spectacle, and beauty. [Winter 2010, p.62]
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