- Dilly (song)
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"Dilly" Single by Band of Horses from the album Infinite Arms B-side Georgia Released February 14, 2011 Format digital download, 7" single Genre Indie rock Length 3:31 Label Brown Records/
Fat Possum/ColumbiaWriter(s) Ben Bridwell, Tyler Ramsey Producer Band of Horses, Phil Ek Band of Horses singles chronology "Georgia"
(2010)"Dilly"
(2011)"Dilly" is the third single taken from Band of Horses' third album Infinite Arms. The song peaked #43 on the Belgian Singles chart.[1] Despite not being performed live by the band frequently (most likely due to the complex vocal arrangements), it remains ones of the band's most widespread songs.[2]
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History
Ramsey came up with the song while staying in a cabin in North Carolina. He originally recorded it while playing the ukulele and a "little tiny keyboard". The demo recording was sent to Bridwell who liked it and added his contribution to the song.[3] There was an unusual tuning between the keyboard and ukulele that allowed Ramsey to come up with the song's melody.
On November 16, 2010, Band Of Horses released a video for "Dilly". Previous videos for songs from Infinite Arms had been collections of still photographs by the band's longtime collaborator Christoper Wilson, merged together to make movies. "Dilly" was shot in the Mojave Desert by director Phil Andelman and was exclusively premiered on the movie website IMDb. The video features the exploits of a trouble-making motorcycle gang and includes surreal sequences of the gang dancing in formation, as well as them killing people by shooting them with nothing more than a pointed finger. The collaboration with IMDb represents the first occasion that the website has premiered a music video.[4]
Reception
Addict|Music criticized the song for being "corny" in comparison to other songs off the album.[5]. Chron recognized the band's focus on the track's vocal arrangements.[6], while The New York Times recognized its influence of "1970s soft-rock folkies America."[7]. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer singled "Dilly" out as the best song off of Infinite Arms, going on to predict that it'd be released as a single.[8] Jian Ghomeshi mentioned that he really enjoyed "Dilly" during an interview with the band for his show Q.[9]
Personnel
- Benjamin Bridwell - vocals, guitars, drums, sounds, memotron
- Creighton Barret - drums, thunderdrum, percussion
- Ryan Monroe - keyboards, vocals, percussion, guitar
- Bill Reynolds - bass, tambourine, guitar, perucssion, sounds
- Tyler Ramsey - guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards, piano, theremin
References
- ^ Stickler, John "Band Of Horses Reveal Details Of New Single Dilly" Stereoboard - January 10, 2011
- ^ http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/band-of-horses-3bd6982c.html?song=Dilly Dilly by Band of Horses Song Statistics | setlist.fm
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfdJU8-y58 Band of Horses on Q TV, ~6:08
- ^ "Premiere of Band of Horses Music Video Exclusively on IMDb" nasdaq.com - November 26, 2010
- ^ http://www.addictmusic.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/band-of-horses-infinite-arms-columbia-17052010/ Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms (Columbia) 17/05/2010
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/7005483.html Review: Band of Horses strikes right balance on Infinite Arms
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/music/17choi.html?pagewanted=2 The New York Times
- ^ [http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Music-Review-Band-Of-Horses-Infinite-Arms-899304.php Music Review: Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfdJU8-y58 Band of Horses on Q TV, at ~5:53
External links
Ben Bridwell • Tyler Ramsey • Ryan Monroe • Bill Reynolds • Creighton Barrett
Mat Brooke • Sera Cahoone • Chris Early • Rob Hampton • Tim Meinig • Joe Arnone • Ludwig Böss • Matt Gentling • Blake Mills • Robin PeringerAlbums Everything All the Time • Cease to Begin • Infinite ArmsRelated bands Categories:- 2010 songs
- 2011 singles
- Band of Horses songs
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