Talksox - Red Sox Forum / Message Board - View Single Post - TheKilo's Bands No One Will Listen To Thread

rician blast · 10-15-2007, 11:40 AM

Band of Horses

http://www.myspace.com/bandofhorses

Interesting band, my buddy has their latest CD. Elements of country, some very good vocal harmonies on a few tracks blended with what I'd call an alt-pop style.

Bio:Band of Horses, known early in its life as simply Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in Seattle by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton, who were joined in February 2006 by Joe Arnone. They are currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to the indie rock band My Morning Jacket largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James. Bridwell's vocals have also been compared to Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, early Neil Young, and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips by All Music Guide.[1]

Band of Horses was formed by Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. The group initially got attention from Sub Pop records after opening for Iron & Wine in Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released their debut EP, Band of Horses Tour EP, which was sold exclusively at shows and on Sub Pop's website. Their debut full-length, Everything All the Time was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006 to generally good reviews.[2]

On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman sans Brooke. As of July 25, 2006, Mat Brooke left Band of Horses [3] to focus more on his other band, Grand Archives, who had also signed to Sub Pop.[4]

The band's second album, Cease to Begin, was released on October 9, 2007.

10-15-2007, 11:40 AM	#26 (permalink)
rician blast MVP Join Date: Apr 24 2006 Posts: 2,500	Re: TheKilo's Bands No One Will Listen To Thread Band of Horses http://www.myspace.com/bandofhorses Interesting band, my buddy has their latest CD. Elements of country, some very good vocal harmonies on a few tracks blended with what I'd call an alt-pop style. Bio:Band of Horses, known early in its life as simply Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in Seattle by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton, who were joined in February 2006 by Joe Arnone. They are currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to the indie rock band My Morning Jacket largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James. Bridwell's vocals have also been compared to Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, early Neil Young, and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips by All Music Guide.[1] Band of Horses was formed by Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. The group initially got attention from Sub Pop records after opening for Iron & Wine in Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released their debut EP, Band of Horses Tour EP, which was sold exclusively at shows and on Sub Pop's website. Their debut full-length, Everything All the Time was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006 to generally good reviews.[2] On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman sans Brooke. As of July 25, 2006, Mat Brooke left Band of Horses [3] to focus more on his other band, Grand Archives, who had also signed to Sub Pop.[4] The band's second album, Cease to Begin, was released on October 9, 2007.