No. 29: Band of Horses

Band of Horses is a folk rock band that often draws comparisons to My Morning Jacket mostly due to the similarities in the voices of lead singers Ben Bridwell and Jim James, respectively. The band formed in Seattle but now lives and works out of South Carolina, and will hopefully be releasing their 3rd studio album sometime before the end of 2009.

The band's first two albums are a model of consistency; there are few, if any, songs I skip or seek out. The albums are solid efforts with some small peaks and almost no valleys. The My Morning Jacket comparisons are overstated -- the vocals are very similar and the bands both play a brand of folk rock, but Band of Horses seem to lack the curiosity and spectacle that make Jim James' band one of the best live bands today. I'm hoping Band of Horses will prove this wrong at Lolla, Sunday 7:30pm.


Band of Horses on MySpace

The Official Site of Band of Horses