Everything All the Time
This Seattle-based band was formed from the ashes of the incredibly talented Carissa's Wierd [sic], whose mopey and self-deprecating songs were like some magical and baroque combination of the Magnetic Fields, Cat Power, and Leonard Cohen. Longtime friends of Iron and Wine, few fans in their native Pacific Northwest could understand why Carissa's weren't huge. But they weren't, and after three albums and few folks really caring, they naturally broke up. Band of Horses, led by ultra-charming CW bassist Ben Bridwell, is a remarkably different, though just as radically excellent, brand of indie-pop sulk. These songs are anthems to ambivalence, and Bridwell's lovely high-pitched trill will please any fan of Built to Spill, the Shins, and Modest Mouse. It takes a few listens to sink in, but Everything is transcendent, shimmering, layered, and smartass emo-pop fully ready for stadium saturation. --James Conde
Guitarist/vocalist Ben Bridwell and bassist Mat Brooke formed Band Of Horses in 2004 after the dissolution of their nearly ten-year run in northwest melancholic darlings Carissa's Wierd. Carissa's Wierd trafficked in sadly beautiful orchestral pop, whose songs told unflinching stories of heartbreak and loss, leavened with defeatist humor. Band Of Horses rises from those ashes. Buoyed by Bridwell's warm, reverb-heavy vocals (which channel a strange brew of Wayne Coyne, Neil Young, and Doug Martsch), the group's woodsy, dreamy songs ooze with amorphous tension, longing, and hope. Both raggedly epic and delicately pensive, this is an album painted gorgeously in fragile highs and lows.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
sublime
Some of the negative critiques of this record mystify me. Sure, the lead singer is reminiscent of Neil Young and My Morning Jacket, but so what? Every song is sublime. I can't stop playing this record. Buy it. And while you're at it, check out...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 30, 2008 Type: User Review |
Super
I without a doubt loved this album.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Pure pop goodness...
is an apt synopsis of this album. Not breaking major new ground, but somehow managing to create a classic sound, Band of Horses sounds like Brian Wilson's slightly melancholy, introspective brother who also likes Ride; creating sing-a-long-y sad...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
One of the best albums ever.
This was the band's first album and all the songs were great. Better than their follow-up album.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
what a great first album
such a great band, with a lead singer with an enchanting voice. "Funeral" and "St. Augustine" are the star tracks...but definitely a great listen from the first track to the last.
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