The Besnard Lakes

Summary

The Besnard Lakes is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Besnard Lakes is located in Quebec^[3].
• The Besnard Lakes is in the country of Canada^[4].
• The Besnard Lakes's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• The Besnard Lakes's genre is indie rock^[6].
• The Besnard Lakes's record label is recorded as Jagjaguwar^[7].
• The Besnard Lakes's Commons category is recorded as The Besnard Lakes^[8].
• The Besnard Lakes's country of origin is recorded as Canada^[9].
• The Besnard Lakes comprises Jace Lasek^[10].
• 2003 marks the founding of The Besnard Lakes^[11].
• The Besnard Lakes's location of formation is recorded as Montreal^[12].
• The Besnard Lakes's official website is recorded as http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/^[13].
• The Besnard Lakes's participant in is recorded as Calgary Folk Music Festival 2022^[14].
• The Besnard Lakes's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4309'}^[15].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[16]

• Country: CA^[17]

• Began / founded: 2003^[18]

• Genre(s): dream pop, indie rock, post-rock, shoegaze^[19]

• Community tags: canada, canadian, canadien, dream pop, indie rock, post-rock, quebec, québec, québécois, shoegaze^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 520c81bd-e7b4-45c1-bd8f-976eba5b39e1^[21]

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Founding

2003 marks the founding of The Besnard Lakes^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Montreal^[12].

Why It Matters

The Besnard Lakes ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]