Everything All The Time
Definitely more impressive than a mule, Band Of Horses sound is far from sterile. Bred from orchestral pop band Carissa’s Weird and released through indie stable SubPop they certainly have good pedigree.
In terms of musical comparisons ThreeThousand has never been afraid to shoot from the hip and we sure as hell aren’t going to stop now. Their debut album Everything All The Time has tracks such as “The Funeral” that (title similarities included) bear a close resemblance to The Arcade Fire and “Weed Party” has all the alt-country-pop thrills of The Thrills.
With a brooding that doesn’t require a straight-jacket, Band Of Horses are slightly more withdrawn than peers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wolf Parade. Like a middle child they are slightly kooky, not quite a leader but neither a young tearaway, more the strong silent type without the silence if you know what we mean.
Puns and comparisons aside, Everything All The Time holds itself up on musical merit alone. It is classic indie-rock, it doesn’t pretend to be definitive, it just tries to be good, managing to be consistent without being boring. Also, these horses aren’t pulling a bandwagon yet which makes for a nice change.
Release: Album
To Cure: A quiet weekend
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