A sprawling, symphonic rock ensemble from a country that has come to be known for them, The Besnard Lakes have been a constant at the coalface of Canadian independent music for some 15 years now. In this time, the group â which revolves around the creative and romantic partnership of husband and wife Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas â have created a respectable body of work, five albums of dense, textured progressive music, two of which have been nominated for Canadaâs Mercury equivalent, the Polaris Prize. Fifteen years, of course, is a long time to have been in a rock group, a period long enough to weed out all but the most committed. By that point, the early hype has reduced to all but embers, elder statesman status is at least a decade off â truly, these are the marathon years. Had