Besnard Lakes, “Albatross”

What I remember from the time I saw Besnard Lakes (at Schuba’s in Chicago) was a tiny room full of smoke and crazy lights and a bunch of hippie-hipster hybrids building a sonic wave of awesomeness. It is then with great anticipation that I turn to the latest single off their upcoming Besnard Lakes …Are the Roaring Night LP, “Albatross,” which lives up to the smoke-filled memories. They are the masters of the Beach Boys-esque slow-build—give it about 3 minutes and 3 seconds and you’ll see what I mean.