| 9th | Top artists who have worked with Sub Pop |
| 9th | Top southern rock bands |
| 73rd | Top adult alternative artists |
| Band of Horses | |
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 Band of Horses at the 2006 SXSW festival
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, relocated to South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, alternative country, Southern rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop |
| Associated acts | Carissa's Wierd Grand Archives |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | |
| Ben Bridwell Ryan Monroe Tyler Ramsey Bill Reynolds Creighton Barrett Ludwig Böss |
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| Former members | |
| Joe Arnone Mat Brooke Sera Cahoone Rob Hampton Chris Early Tim Meinig Blake Mills |
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Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell and Mat Brooke. Joe Arnone joined the band in February 2006. They are currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to My Morning Jacket, largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James, the occasional Southern rock tendencies that the two groups have in common,[citation needed] and a penchant for glimmering reverb.[citation needed] Allmusic has compared Bridwell's vocals to early Neil Young and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.[1] In 2009, Ludwig Böss (a member of the Swedish band Ray Wonder) joined the band.
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Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) formed the band in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. The band initially received attention from Sub Pop after opening for Iron & Wine during Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released Tour EP, which was sold exclusively at shows and on Sub Pop's website. Its debut full-length, Everything All the Time was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released on March 21, 2006 to generally positive reviews.[2]
On July 13, 2006, Band of Horses appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman without Brooke, who left the band on July 25, 2006[3] to start a new band, Grand Archives, that has since signed to Sub Pop.[4] The band's current members have since relocated to Bridwell's native South Carolina. The band's current lineup includes Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe and Tyler Ramsey, who also provides opening performances on tour, as well as bassist Bill Reynolds and guitarist Blake Mills.
Band of Horses' second album, Cease to Begin, was recorded in neighboring North Carolina and released on October 9, 2007. The album was voted one of the ten best albums of 2007 by Paste magazine.[5]
The band's song "The Funeral" appeared in television advertisements for SUVs; in the trailer for the 2006 film Penelope; in the 2009 film Assassination of a High School President; in the television series CSI, Criminal Minds, One Tree Hill, Numb3rs, Kyle XY, The Best Years; in the skateboarding video Fully Flared, and in the video game Skate. It was sampled in Kid Cudi's song "The Prayer". Their songs have appeared in other forms of media, including television, film trailers and video games. In 2007, the band's song "No One's Gonna Love You" was played in the first season of Chuck, in the season 1 finale of 90210, in the season 5 finale of Numb3rs, and in the 2009 film Zombieland. The song "The General Specific" was used in the episode "Roman Holiday" of Gossip Girl. In 2008, they appeared in a Ford commercial for the company's new SYNC voice recognition audio control system. In 2008, Band of Horses played at the Glastonbury Festival and T in the Park, as well as sub-headlining the Roskilde Festival as part of their European tour.[6] They played at the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert. Their song "I Go To The Barn Because I Like The" was used in the 2010 season finale of USA televisions series "Psych".
In a 2008 Rolling Stone interview, the band stated they would be entering the studio in October to begin recording their third album. Ben Bridwell stated he had about 27 songs written already.[7] In May 2009, producer Phil Ek stated that he was recording the band's third album in North Carolina.[8] Ben Bridwell mentioned the new album, Night Rainbows, by name several times while introducing new songs during the band's summer 2009 tour.[9]
In a March 2nd, 2010 interveiw, they were quoted on the new name of the record becoming Infinite Arms from Night Rainbows. They also disclosed the release date, which will be on May 18th, followed by a tour around the US and parts of the UK.[10]
In the 2010 Winter Olympics, "The Funeral" was used in a short segment on Apolo Ohno.
Their song, "The Funeral" was used in the MTV series My Life as Liz in the episode "Liz's Got Talent". Liz sang this at her school talent show.
Their song, "I Go to the Barn Because I Like The" was played at the end of the season finale of Psych on March 10, 2010.
On March 11, 2010, it was announced that they will be the opening act for Pearl Jam on their 11 show Midwest and East Coast tour dates beginning May 3, 2010. They will open all but one of the shows.
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| File:Band of Horses - Band of Horses at the 2006 SXSW festival, from left to right Hampton, Bridwell, Barrett (hidden), Brooke, Arnone
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, United States (Now based in South Carolina) |
| Genres | Indie rock Southern rock Alternative country |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | Carissa's Wierd, Grand Archives |
| Website | bandofhorses.com |
| Members | |
| Ben Bridwell Ryan Monroe Tyler Ramsey Bill Reynolds Creighton Barrett | |
| Former members | |
| Joe Arnone Ludwig Böss Mat Brooke Sera Cahoone Chris Early Rob Hampton Tim Meinig Blake Mills | |
Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell. The band's current lineup features Bridwell, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, Bill Reynolds, and Creighton Barrett.
Vocalist Bridwell has been likened to Jim James of My Morning Jacket,[1] early Neil Young, and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.[2]
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Ben Bridwell (vocals, guitar) formed Band of Horses in 2004 after the break-up of his previous band, Carissa's Wierd, along with bassist Chris Early and drummer Tim Meinig. They were soon joined by former Carissa's Wierd bandleader Mat Brooke (guitar, vocals).[3] The band initially received attention from Sub Pop after opening for Iron & Wine during Seattle area shows. In 2005, the band released the Tour EP, which was sold at shows and on Sub Pop's website.
Their first full-length album, Everything All the Time, was recorded in 2005 with producer Phil Ek and released by Sub Pop on March 21, 2006. It features the band's original four-piece lineup, although both Tim Meinig and Sera Cahoone receive drumming credits.[4] The album included new versions of five of the six songs from the Tour EP along with five brand new songs. It was a minor hit in Scandinavia, entering the lower reaches of the Sweden and Norway album charts.[5] Ben Bridwell explained the sound of the album, "I thought before recording that I really wanted an ELO-sounding record, with strings and keyboards and synths, but then, as we got closer to it, we wanted to take a more raw approach."[6]
Bridwell found that there was a personality clash between himself and Meinig and Early and the two left soon after the recording of the album. Ben explained his side of the story, "All of a sudden I was...with two guys I didn’t really even know...they were nice guys, there just wasn’t a personality match."[7] For the subsequent tour, Joe Arnone (guitar and keyboards), Rob Hampton (bass and guitar) and Creighton Barrett (drums) were brought in to play with Bridwell and Brooke.
Everything All the Time's first single was "The Funeral", which has been used in numerous television series, films, video games, and advertisements. On July 13, 2006, the band performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman without Brooke, who had left the band.[8] He subsequently formed Grand Archives, who have since signed to Sub Pop and released two albums. Brooke explained how he joined Band of Horses, "So they ended up getting a show opening up for Iron and Wine in Seattle and Ben asked if I would just come up and do a couple songs, just 'cause we're friends. So...I did that. It was fun and then a couple of Iron and Wine tours came up...and then next thing I knew, we were in the studio making a record for Sub Pop." On why he left, he said, "I'd never really given the commitment to be a formal member. It was just a spur of the moment...and Everything All the Time took off really fast...I still didn't feel quite committed. It was still 100 percent Ben's project and I kinda wanted to see what else I could do."[9]
, October 10, 2007]]Before recording their second album, Bridwell decided to relocate the band from Seattle to his native South Carolina.[10] He said, "We were touring so much that nowhere was really home, so I figured...if I’m gonna come home after these long stretches of traveling, it would nice to be around my family."[11]
Band of Horses' second album, Cease to Begin, was recorded in North Carolina and produced by Phil Ek. It was released on Sub Pop Records on October 9, 2007. With Joe Arnone having left the band, the album features the core trio of Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, and Rob Hampton, with keyboards played by Ryan Monroe. Cease to Begin gave Band of Horses their first hit in the U.S. by reaching number 35 on the Billboard 200 and was also a hit in Norway, Denmark, France and Sweden.[12] It was voted ninth best album of 2007 by Paste magazine[13] and 47th best by Rolling Stone.[14] The single "Is There a Ghost" gave Band of Horses their first European hit single, reaching number 30 in Denmark.
Following the release of Cease to Begin, Monroe became a permanent member of the band, along with new recruits Tyler Ramsey (guitar and vocals) and Bill Reynolds (bass). This made Band of Horses a six-piece band, with Rob Hampton now only playing guitar. In addition to his role in the band, Ramsey often performs solo as the opening act before the band play live.
In 2008, Band of Horses played at the Glastonbury Festival, T in the Park, the Bridge School Benefit concert, and the Roskilde Festival.
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In May 2009, producer Phil Ek stated that he was recording the third Band of Horses album in North Carolina.[15] Ben Bridwell mentioned that the new album was titled Night Rainbows several times while introducing new songs during the band's summer 2009 tour,[16] but in a March 2, 2010 interview, the band revealed that the album was to be called Infinite Arms.[17] Prior to the recording of the album, Rob Hampton left the band. He was later replaced by Swedish guitarist Ludwig Böss, although Böss does not appear on the album and on March 19, 2010 it was revealed that he too had left.[18] The album was recorded by the current five-piece lineup of Bridwell, Ramsey, Reynolds, Barrett, and Monroe.
Infinite Arms was released worldwide between May 14 and 19, 2010 on the Columbia, Brown, and Fat Possum labels. Aside from the North Carolina sessions at Echo Mountain Studios, parts of the album were recorded in Los Angeles at Perfect Sound Studios. The album was self-produced by the band, with additional production from Phil Ek.
On April 20, the band appeared on the BBC television series Later... with Jools Holland, promoting Infinite Arms by playing new songs "Compliments," "Factory", and "NW Apt". Following this appearance, the band's two earlier albums entered the UK Top 200 for the first time.[19] Infinite Arms entered the UK chart at number 21, giving Band of Horses their first top 100 UK chart hit and debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, far exceeding the performance of Cease to Begin. An outtake from the album, "Life on Earth" has been used on the soundtrack of the Twilight Saga film Eclipse, which was released on June 7, 2010.[20]
Band of Horses are touring Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2010. They opened for Pearl Jam on their tour of the Midwest and East Coast and for Snow Patrol at their concerts in Bangor and Glasgow in June. They will also be playing the SXSW, Sasquatch, Splendour in the Grass, Summer Sonic, Pukkelpop, Highfields, Malmo, Rock en Seine, Reading, Leeds, ACL and Farm Aid festivals in 2010. They will be returning to the UK and Europe for a tour in January and February 2011.
On October 7, 2010 Band of Horses released a cover of Cee Lo Green's "Georgia" via their official website. Ben Bridwell explained, "This began as a very random idea I had on my dad's patio after we watched our beloved Georgia Bulldogs football team get robbed of a win at the hands of the referees and LSU last year. I knew I wanted to pay homage to my favorite team in song but didn't have any idea how to begin. Once I heard Cee Lo's 'Georgia' I was immediately smitten and figured that's as good as any tribute to any state I've ever heard. It wasn't until I heard his cover of our song though that it occurred to me: Duh, we should return the favor. Incorporating the Redcoat marching band was just the icing on the cake! This song is so nostalgic to me as my parents grew up in Atlanta and have so many family members in the great state of Georgia. It's always been a second home of sorts. We've played some great shows there as well, including our run of annual New Year's Eve shows in Atlanta from 2007-2009."[21] The cover vesion Ben referred to is Cee Lo's version of "No One's Gonna Love You" from his forthcoming album The Lady Killer. The two tracks are also being released together as a 'split' 7 inch vinyl single.[21]
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| US | UK | Nor | Swe | Den | Fra | Aus | Bel (Fl) | Bel (Wa) | Can | Ned | Fin | Gre | NZ | Swi | Ire | Ger | ||
| 2006 | Everything All the Time[19][5]
| — | 199 | 25 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Cease to Begin[22][19][12]
| 35 | 149 | 18 | 57 | 24 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Infinite Arms[22][23][24][25][26][27]
| 7 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 19 | 47 | 83 | 7 | 64 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 88 |
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| Year | EP details | Peak chart position |
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| 2005 | Band of Horses (Self Released) | Did not chart |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| 2006 | "The Funeral" | — | — | — | Everything All the Time |
| "The Great Salt Lake" | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Is There a Ghost"[28][29] | 34 | — | 30 | Cease to Begin |
| "No One's Gonna Love You" | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Compliments" | — | — | — | Infinite Arms |
| "Laredo"[30][29] | 34 | 41 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | |||||
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