Band Of Horses--Everything All The Time

Seattle two-piece Band of Horses have received a lot of attention for their debut release with Sup Pop, and for fairly good reasons. The album is very soft, haunting, and beautiful. Carefully crafted melodies shape songs that resemble lullabies, and the lone voice of singer Ben Bridwell.

Also, the duo sport more than their share of instruments, including banjo, piano, ebow, and pedal steel. Adding those into the mix, songs become candy for the ear not used to hearing say a banjo in an indie album. Band of Horses melds a country attitude and sound into indie, much in the same way labelmates The Elected and Iron and Wine do.

"Everything All The Time" is a good slow-burner, an album to pop in and chill to. Exquisite and intricate melodies wrap around softly haunting lyrics that live up to the hype of the band. Expect to hear more, both from the band and from the people cheering them on.

(Published at ComfortComes.com)