Band of Horses
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| Band of Horses | |
|---|---|
 Band of Horses at the 2006 SXSW festival Bridwell (L) and Brooke (R) are seated | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, relocated to South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Alternative country, Southern rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop (first two albums) Columbia Records (third album) |
| Associated acts | Carissa's Wierd Grand Archives |
| Website | bandofhorses.com |
| Members | |
| Ben Bridwell Ryan Monroe Tyler Ramsey Bill Reynolds Creighton Barrett | |
| Former members | |
| Mat Brooke Sera Cahoone Chris Early Rob Hampton Tim Meinig Additional live musicians Joe Arnone Ludwig Boss Blake Mills | |
Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell and Mat Brooke. Their first two albums were released on the Sub Pop record label, while their third album will be on Columbia Records.[1]
Vocalist Bridwell has been likened to Jim James of My Morning Jacket,[2] early Neil Young, and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.[3]
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[edit] History
[edit] Everything All The Time
Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) formed the band in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd.[4] The band initially received attention from Sub Pop after opening for Iron & Wine during Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released Tour EP, which was sold exclusively at shows and on Sub Pop's website.
Their first full-length album, Everything All the Time, was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006. The album featured Chris Early on bass with Sera Cahoone and Tim Meinig sharing drumming duties.[5] The album's first single, The Funeral, has been used in numerous television series, films, video games, and advertisements.
On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman without Brooke, who left the band[6] to form Grand Archives, who have since signed to Sub Pop[7] and released two albums.
[edit] Cease To Begin
Band of Horses' second album, Cease to Begin, was recorded in North Carolina and again produced by Phil Ek. It was released on October 9, 2007. Prior to its recording, Early and Meinig had left the band to be replaced by Creighton Barrett on drums and Rob Hampton on guitar and bass. The album also features some contributions from Ryan Monroe on keyboards.
Cease to Begin was voted ninth best album of 2007 by Paste magazine[8] and 47th best by Rolling Stone.[9]
In 2008, Band of Horses played at the Glastonbury Festival, T in the Park, the Bridge School Benefit concert and the Roskilde Festival.
[edit] Infinite Arms
In May 2009, producer Phil Ek stated that he was recording the third Band of Horses album in North Carolina.[10] Ben Bridwell mentioned that the new album was titled, Night Rainbows, several times while introducing new songs during the band's summer 2009 tour,[11] but in a March 2, 2010 interview, the band revealed that the album was in fact called Infinite Arms. It will be released on May 18, 2010, followed by a tour of the U.S. and UK.[12]
Band of Horses have relocated to Bridwell's native South Carolina, minus Rob Hampton who has left the band, so the current line-up is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett (drums), Ryan Monroe (keyboards, guitar and vocals), Bill Reynolds (bass) and Tyler Ramsey (guitar and vocals), who also provides opening performances on tour.
Band of Horses are touring Europe and the U.S. in April, May, and June 2010, including opening for Pearl Jam on their tour of the Midwest and East Coast, beginning May 3. They will be playing the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Everything All the Time (March 21, 2006, Sub Pop)
- Cease to Begin (October 9, 2007, Sub Pop) #35 Billboard 200
- Infinite Arms (May 18, 2010)
[edit] EPs
- Band of Horses (2005, self-released)
[edit] Singles
- "The Funeral" (May 2006, radio and video single; May 21, 2007 on 7" vinyl—UK only)
- b/w: "The End's Not Near"
- "The Great Salt Lake" (August 2006, radio and video single)
- "Is There a Ghost" (August 28, 2007, digital and video single) #34 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
- "No One's Gonna Love You" (February 25, 2008 on 7" vinyl—UK only)
- b/w: "Am I a Good Man"
- "Compliments" (May 2010)
[edit] References
- ^ Brandon, Band Of Horses Infinite Arms Coming This May On New Label Stereogum - March 8, 2010
- ^ Dave Gurney, Everything All The Time, Review tinymixtapes - 2006
- ^ Thom Jurek, Everything All the Time, Review Allmusic - 2006
- ^ Andrew Leahey, Band of Horses, Biography Allmusic
- ^ Everything All The Time, Credits Allmusic
- ^ Justin Sheppard, Band of Horses loses Mat Brooke prefixmag.com - July 26, 2006
- ^ Band of Horses' Brooke Starts New Band aversion.com - April 13, 2007
- ^ Signs of Life 2007 : Best Music Paste, Issue 38 - December 2007
- ^ Guide to the Misguided Stereogum - December 17, 2007
- ^ Bob Noble, Phil Ek Interview HitQuarters - May 25, 2009
- ^ Jessica Dean, Band of Horses tramples Charlotte, NC (6/17) Consequence of Sound - June 20, 2009
- ^ Alex Young, Band of Horses returns with Infinite Arms Consequence of Sound - March 2, 2010
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