Band of Horses was formed by Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, the legendary Carissa's Wierd. The group initially gained attention from Sub Pop records after opening for Iron & Wine at his shows in the Seattle area. The band released their reverb-soaked debut full-length album, Everything All the Time recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek on March 21, 2006. The album recieved critical-acclaim upon release and sold well. The band often draw comparisons to My Morning Jacket (largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James) as well as Built To Spill.

On July 25, 2006, Mat Brooke left Band of Horses to focus on his other band, Grand Archives (who have since also signed to Sub Pop), leaving Bridwell as the sole songwriting force. 2007 saw the band visit the UK for the first time, taking in a set at ATP versus The Fans as well as a handful of dates across the country.

The band's second album, Cease to Begin, was released October 2007.

Members:

Ben Bridwell (Vocals/Guitar)
Rob Hampton (Guitar)
Creighton Barrett (Drums)
Ryan Monroe (Keys/BV's)
Tyler Ramsey (Guitar)
Bill Reynolds (Bass)

Upcoming events

• Glastonbury Saturday, Sat 28 Jun at Glastonbury Festival with Biffy Clyro, Massive Attack, The Futureheads, Elbow, British Sea Power, Manu Chao
• Tue 08 Jul at London Shepherds Bush Empire
• Thu 10 Jul at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University)
• Fri 11 Jul at Sheffield Leadmill
• T In The Park Saturday, Sat 12 Jul at Kinross T In The Park with Sugababes, Biffy Clyro, dEUS, Rage Against The Machine, Ian Brown, The Raconteurs

Releases

• No Ones Going To Love You - single, out 25/02/2008 on Sub Pop. (post review)
• Cease To Begin - album, out 08/10/2007 on Sub Pop. 1 review (read/post)
• The Funeral - single, out 21/05/2007 on Kids. 1 review (read/post)
• Everything All The Time - album, out 21/03/2006 on Sub Pop. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Tue 26 Feb at London Koko. (post review)
• Thu 21 Feb at Glasgow ABC. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 29 Nov at London Bush Hall. (post review)
• Tue 29 May at Paris Le Point Ephémère. (post review)
• Thu 24 May at Manchester Music Box. (post review)
• Wed 23 May at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Tue 22 May at London King's Cross Scala. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 18/04/2008: Jamie T, The Cribs, The National to headline Glastonbury's John Peel stage
• 14/02/2008: Band of Horses announce new shows
• 04/01/2008: Album news: Grand Archives log first artefact
• 06/12/2007: Rolling Stone gathers some hoss: Wood wants Band of Horses link-up, fanboys Beirut
• 07/11/2007: UK dates: Band of Horses saddle up for 2008
• 10/10/2007: Friend For Life? Grizzly Bear announce tracklisting for EP
• 20/07/2007: Shooting Horses: BoH lose rag at audience filming
• 06/07/2007: Mogwai confirm ATP appearance, PLUS full current line-ups
• 14/11/2006: New OC compilation: actually pretty good!
• 26/07/2006: Broken Band of Horses

Features

• 23/12/2007: DiS's features of 2007
• 17/12/2007: For one night only: a day with Band of Horses
• 18/07/2007: ATP Versus The Fans: DiS Versus The Fans!
• 16/05/2007: DiS podcast: ATP Versus The Fans special

Links

• Band Of Horses MySpace
• Band Of Horses Official Site

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