Band of Horses is the phoenix ascending from the carcass of Carissa's Wierd, Ben Bridwell and Matt Brooke's former band.
(But what happened to the proposed November 16th?) While the penchant for beautiful melody is present everywhere here, that's pretty much where the similarity between both groups stops.
Whereas their former project centered itself on slower-than-codeine-cough-syrup-on-a-cold-day, lushly textured sad-pop, Band of Horses is a full-on indie rock band that writes loud, raw, mid-tempo pop songs and really loves Neil Young.
Gone are the slow, layered, weepy, singly tempoed songs of heartbreak and loss.
No more violins, no more space, no more, no more.
Bridwell's vocals are stretched here (and they could be mistaken for Wayne Coyne's or a young Young's on first listen), but he and Brooke have a different m.o.
on their new project.
They play a plethora of instruments between them, from banjos to pedal steels and piano, and Chris Early pays bass along with an assortment of drummers that includes touring kit man Tim Meining (though Sera Cahoone (another ex-Clarissa's) sits in the chair on about half this set).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First SongBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Wicked GilBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Our SwordsBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | The FuneralBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | The FuneralBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Part OneBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | The Great Salt LakeBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Weed PartyBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | I Go to the Barn Because I Like TheMat Brooke, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | MonstersBen Bridwell, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | St. AugustineMat Brooke, Band of Horses | Band of Horses | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 289 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Band of Horses | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Ben Bridwell | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Member of Attributed Artist, Pedal Steel, Piano, Vocals |
| 3 | Mat Brooke | Banjo, Composer, E-Bow, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Sera Cahoone | Drums |
| 5 | Chris Early | Bass |
| 6 | Phil Ek | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Jeff Kleinsmith | Design |
| 8 | Marcus Lalario | Management |
| 9 | Tim Meinig | Drums |
| 10 | Jonathan Moore | Management |
| 11 | Hiro Ninagawa | Assistant |
| 12 | S.E. Sharma | Assistant |
| 13 | Kevin Suggs | Assistant |
| 14 | Dusty Summers | Design |
| 15 | Christopher Wilson | Photography |
| 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). |