Lake's blurb says that they have recorded over 12 albums but only released three, the latest of which comes out at all good record shops on October 27th and is called Oh, The Places We'll Go. This, a rather C86-with-synths-and-handclaps slice of indie cuteness will cheer you up no end, even though it is Monday and we could not sleep ALL BLOODY NIGHT because we had played too much Mario Kart. Sorry for sharing, but you know, Brain: Please Turn Off Now Because We Are Very Tired.

Lake: Blue Ocean Blue (Right-click PC / Ctrl-click MAC to download.)

Hmn, lovely. For some inexplicable reason, they also remind us of the dangerously melancholic theme to the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. And if it is not too early for Tesco's to be stocking outsize tins of Quality Street, it is not too early to post this:

Except that the above videothing always makes us cry, and Lake do not.

The Nice People At Rough Trade will sell you Lake here.

Lake on the internets.

You should also go on their myspace and listen to Higher Than Merry because it has some delicious syncopated brass on it.