Band of Horses
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Band of Horses, known early in its life as simply Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in Seattle by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton, who were joined in February 2006 by Joe Arnone. They are currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to the indie rock band My Morning Jacket largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James. Bridwell's vocals have also been compared to Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, early Neil Young, and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips by All Music Guide.[1]
Band of Horses was formed by Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. The group initially got attention from Sub Pop records after opening for Iron & Wine in Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released their debut EP, Band of Horses Tour EP, which was sold exclusively at shows and on Sub Pop's website. Their debut full-length, Everything All the Time was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006 to generally good reviews.[2]
On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman sans Brooke. As of July 25, 2006, Mat Brooke left Band of Horses [3] to focus more on his other band, Grand Archives, who had also signed to Sub Pop.[4]
The band's second album, Cease to Begin, is slated for release on October 9 2007. Songs from Cease to Beginhave been licensed to wal-mart and ford. sell outs?
Discography
Albums
EPs
- Band of Horses (2005, self-released)
Singles
- "The Funeral" (May 2006, radio and video single)
- "The Great Salt Lake" (August 2006, radio and video single)
- "The Funeral" (May 21, 2007 on 7" vinyl--UK only)
- "I'm a sell-out piece of shit (song)
In popular culture
- The song "The End's Not Near" was used in the television show The O.C.
- The song "The Funeral" was played in its entirety in the television show One Tree Hill. It was also heard at the end of the Criminal Minds episode, "Revelations", which aired on February 7, 2007, at the end of an episode of Standoff and during of the climactic scene of the Kyle XY episode "Ghost in the Machine". It is also featured on the video game "skate.".
- The song "Wicked Gil" is featured on the video game NHL 2K7.
- The song "Funeral" is used in the trailer for 2006 movie Penelope starring Christina Ricci.
- The song "Monsters" was used in the Criminal Minds episode "Open Season".
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Everything All the Time". All Music Guide. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ^ "Sub Pop Records' Band of Horses bio".
- ^ Llewellyn, Kati. "Mat Brooke Leaves Band of Horses". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ^ "Band of Horses' Brooke Starts New Band". Averision. Retrieved April 13, 2007