The second outing from the female half of Australian sibling folk-pop duo Angus & Julia Stone is steeped in the sunset hue of 1970s California pop.
Produced by Thomas Bartlett (the National) and Patrick Dillett (Mary J.
Blige), By the Horns' greatest strength is also its biggest distraction.
Stone's fragile voice is an acquired taste that falls somewhere between the primal affectations of Björk, the airy, pixie croon of Julee Cruise, and the throaty desperation of Stevie Nicks, but there's a soulfulness to it that lends a bit of phantom power to driving stand-out cuts like "It's All Okay," "With the Light," and "Justine." Elsewhere, the warm and hopeful "Let's Forget All the Things That We Say" impresses with its easy, bossa nova gait, and the brooding title cut lets a little light out of the room, proving that not everything on Highway 1 is postcard worthy.
Darker, wiser, and more personally reflective than her work with Angus, By the Horns strikes a nice balance between standard, confessional singer/songwriter fare and radio-ready alt-pop, even offering up a cover of the National's "Bloodbuzz Ohio," which features National drummer Bryan Devendorf for good measure.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's Forget All the Things That We SayJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Bloodbuzz OhioMatthew Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Padma Newsome | Julia Stone | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | It's All OkayJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | JustineJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Break ApartJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | With the LightJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | I Want to Live HereJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | By the HornsJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | The Line That Ties MeJulia Stone | Julia Stone | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 10 | I'm Here, I'm Not There | Julia Stone | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 200 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Albetta | Bass |
| 2 | Jonathan Altschuler | Second Engineer |
| 3 | Imogene Barron | Photography |
| 4 | Thomas Bartlett | Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Matthew Berninger | Composer |
| 6 | Oren Bloedow | Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Rob Calder | Vocals |
| 8 | Bartolomeo Celestino | Photography |
| 9 | Hannah Cohen | Vocals |
| 10 | Crispi Tritones | String Arrangements |
| 11 | Aaron Dessner | Composer |
| 12 | Bryan Devendorf | Drums |
| 13 | Patrick Dillett | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 14 | Liz Ham | Cover Image |
| 15 | Ross Irwin | Horn |
| 16 | Josh Kaufman | Bass, Guitar (Electric) |
| 17 | Rob Moose | Viola, Violin |
| 18 | UE Nastasi | Mastering |
| 19 | Padma Newsome | Composer |
| 20 | Gemma O'Brien | Design |
| 21 | Bec Parsons | Photography |
| 22 | Ray Rizzo | Drums |
| 23 | Jonathan Silverman | Second Engineer |
| 24 | Julia Stone | Artwork, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 25 | Jane Wallace | Vocals |
| 26 | Doug Wieselman | Clarinet, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |