Rudyard's British Pub

The Besnard Lakes raise immediate comparisons to the Arcade Fire, but those are primarily due to accidents of geography and band chemistry: like the Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes are from Montreal and led by a married couple. That’s largely where the similarities end, because if this Quebecois collective resembles any of its Canadian counterparts, it would be as an unexpectedly effective combination of the Dears’ psychedelic pop hooks and the languid space rock ambience of earlyBroken Social Scene. The aforementioned married couple, singer and guitarist Jace Lasek and singer and bassist Olga Goreas, formed The Besnard Lakes in 2001 as a sideline to Lasek’s day job as an in-demand producer at the Montreal recording studio he and Goreas own, Breakglass Studios. (Lasek has produced and engineered records by Wolf Parade, the Dears, Stars, and many other Canadian indie acts.) The band was originally a full-time project, but before it could record its debut album, the other members of the band left. Undaunted, Lasek and Goreas recorded nearly all of 2003′s Volume 1 on their own during down time at the studio, then self-released the result. Following the album’s glowing reviews, a touring lineup eventually solidified, with guitarists Steve Raegele and Jeremiah Bullied and drummer Kevin Laing. During sessions for the band’s second album, Bullied was replaced by Richard White and keyboardist and arranger Nicole Lizée joined the band. Signing to the venerable dream pop indie label Jagjaguwar, The Besnard Lakes released their second album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, in February 2007 and followed it up with The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night in March 2010. ~ Stewart Mason. All Muisic.com

Infinite Apaches (Houston, TX)
https://infiniteapaches.bandcamp.com/

“If you are you are looking for one of those “bands to watch in 2013,” Infinite Apaches should be on that list. Their upcoming album, Suave Creation of the Monolithic Other, crackles with a nervous, tripped-out energy that keeps on foot in Nuggets realm of 60’s garage but manages to keep the other foot in with the modern noisy throat throttling of bands you can find on labels like Goner or In the Red.” - “Free Press Houston”

“I imagine moms probably get really horny to {them].” - “Houston Press”

Vacation Eyes (Houston, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/VacationEyes?fref=ts

the brand-new band formed by Wild Moccasins/Teenage Kicks drummer John Baldwin and Erase Errata’s Jenny Hoyston; Baldwin describes the sound as “at times very psychedelic and post-punk.” - Houston Press