Besnard Lakes Release Albatross From Necks With New Single

The Besnard Lakes have made "Albatross," the first single from the upcoming The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, available for free download.

You can get the single through Jagjaguwar's website.

"Albatross" will be released Feb. 8 in the U.K. and the next day in North America on 12-inch vinyl. It will be backed with "Four Long Lines."

In the meantime, The Besnard Lakes have announced a few dates in support of the follow-up to 2007's Polaris Music Prize short listed The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night.

They'll play gigs in Toronto and Montreal in March to coincide with the album's release on March 9 before playing the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin later that month. They'll also play shows throughout Europe in late March and April.

You can see The Besnard Lakes here:

March 11 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
March 12 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
March 25 Dublin, Ireland @ Crawdaddy
March 26 Bristol, England @ Arnoifini
March 27 Manchester, England @ The Deaf Institute
March 28 Glasgow, Scotland @ Stereo
March 29 Leeds, England @ Brundell Social Club
March 30 Birmingham, England @ Hare And Hounds
March 31 London, England @ Cargo
April 1 Brussels, Belgium @ Le Botanique
April 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
April 3 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko
April 19 Paris, France @ Le Point Ephemere