 Cease
to Begin
While I certainly say "Album of the
Year!" way to often, this one may be on that short list.
"Is There a Ghost" opens the album with a bang, steaming right
out of the gates. The thing is just huge! Now while I will normally
complain about an album being kind of one-note, it's actually
okay in the case of Band of Horses. Their range isn't big, but
the mood they set pervades throughout the record, casting a
kind of downtrodden and sad optimism over its ghostly but majestic
echo. I somehow envision weeping willows and giant antebellum
mansions with flaking paint slowly moldering and returning to
the earth. I haven't the slightest clue why, but it's what a
bunch of the songs say to me. It doesn't quite have the stunners
song-wise that their debut had, but taken as a whole the album
is amazing. Perhaps it's the South seeping into their veins.
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Everything All the Time
Holy fuckin' shit! Ok, forgive me, I'm drunk
while I'm writing this, but I've not been this excited about
a debut album since Jane's Addiction.
Yeah, fuck you guys; "Mountain Song" was awesome!
Anyway, Band of Horses has got me seriously pumped. Even after
multiple listens, there is not a larger, more dynamic album
out there. Seriously, you're a total wonk if you don't own this.
Just fuckin' amazing, and 'The Funeral" is one of the best
singles in recent memory. |
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