Band of Horses reign it in and craft a harmonic homage to 70s AM radio on fourth album “Mirage Rock”
The Viewfinder: “Dilly” by Band of Horses
One of my favorite musical discoveries of 2010? Band of Horses. No, they’re not a new band, but it wasn’t until I saw them perform acoustically earlier this year that I officially fell in love with them. Their latest album, “Infinite Arms”, is a definite contender for my year-end Top Ten. “Dilly” is one of the more upbeat songs on “Infinite Arms”, and probably the album’s most straightforward pop song. The harmonies-as always-are great, and the video adds a certain […]
Heading Down to “Georgia” with Band of Horses
Band of Horses just might be my favorite discovery of 2010. The Seattle band’s latest album, “Infinite Arms”, fuses Southern rock with sweeping orchestration and harmonies so tight they make the hair on my (not-exactly-infinite) arms stand up. I got the chance to catch them at an intimate record store performance two days before “Arms”, and I was blown away. BoH and Cee-Lo have been doing the Mutual Admiration Society thing for a couple of months now. The former Gnarls […]