Band of Horses

Infobox musical artist
Name = Band of Horses

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Img_capt = Band of Horses at the 2006 SXSW festival
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Seattle, relocated to South Carolina, USA
Instruments =
Genre = Indie rock
Alt-country
Southern rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Sub Pop
Associated_acts = Carissa's Wierd
Grand Archives
URL = [http://www.bandofhorses.com/ Official site]
Current_members = Creighton Barrett
Ben Bridwell
Ryan Monroe
Blake Mills
Tyler Ramsey
Bill Reynolds
Past_members = Joe Arnone
Mat Brooke
Sera Cahoone
Chris Early
Tim Meinig

Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton. Joe Arnone joined the band in February 2006. It is currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to My Morning Jacket, largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James, as well as the occasional Southern rock tendencies the two groups have in common. Allmusic has compared Bridwell's vocals to early Neil Young and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips. [Jurek, Thom. " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2sy67uw050ja "Everything All the Time"] ". "Allmusic". Retrieved August 3, 2006.]

History

Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) formed the band in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. 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. Its debut full-length, "Everything All the Time" was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006 to generally positive reviews. [cite web
url = http://www.subpop.com/mediakit/BandofHorses_Everything.doc
title = Sub Pop Records' Band of Horses bio ]

On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" without Brooke, who left the band on July 25, 2006 [Llewellyn, Kati. " [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/37578/Mat_Brooke_Leaves_Band_of_Horses#37578 Mat Brooke Leaves Band of Horses] ". "Pitchfork Media". Retrieved August 3, 2006.] to focus on his other band, Grand Archives, that has since signed to Sub Pop. [" [http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=8427 Band of Horses' Brooke Starts New Band] ". Averision. Retrieved April 13, 2007] The band's current members have since relocated to Bridwell's native South Carolina. The band's current lineup includes Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe and Tyler Ramsey, who also provides opening performances on tour, as well as bassist Bill Reynolds and guitarist Blake Mills.

Band of Horses' second album, "Cease to Begin", was recorded in neighboring North Carolina and released on October 9, 2007. The album was voted one of the ten best albums of 2007 by "Paste" magazine. [Paste Magazine issue #38]

The band's song "The Funeral" appeared in a television advertisement for SUVs, in the trailer for the 2006 film "Penelope", in the ninth season premier of , and in the fourth season of One Tree Hill. Their songs have appeared in other forms of media, including television, film trailers and video games. In early 2008, they appeared in a Ford commercial for its new SYNC voice recognition audio control system. In 2008, Band of Horses played at the Glastonbury Festival and sub-headlined the Roskilde Festival as part of their European tour. [ [http://www.roskilde-festival.dk Roskilde Festival: Forside ] ]

Discography

Albums

* "Everything All the Time" (March 21, 2006, Sub Pop)
* "Cease to Begin" (October 9, 2007, Sub Pop) #35 Billboard 200

EPs

* "Band of Horses" (2005, self-released)

ingles

* "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"

References

External links

* [http://bandofhorses.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/band_of_horses Band of Horses] at Sub Pop
*MySpace|bandofhorses|Band of Horses

Interviews

* [http://www.mountain7.co.uk/index.php?/archives/12-Band-of-Horses-Interview.html November 2006 band interview]
* [http://thelineofbestfit.com/interviews Ben Bridwell talks about the follow up to "Everything All the Time"]
* [http://thelineofbestfit.com/20-questions/ Band of Horses quick-fire interview"]
* [http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=4&fid1=27886 Exclaim.ca. Oct 2007 - Band of Horses Let it Flow]