Since entering the blogging universe, the amount of music I've required myself to process has gone up exponentially. Occasionally, I get the anxious feeling that I am incapable of giving a record the full appreciation that it needs - which is why Band of Horses' debut, Everything All the Time has sat on my iPod for roughly a month, activated only for repeat plays of "The Funeral" (mp3). There's a familiar sound in Everything All the Time - not in the fact that you may here similarities to My Morning Jacket or Modest Mouse or even R.E.M. Familiar in the fact that - when hearing a song for the first time - it resonates with you as if it had been a favorite for years. There's an accessibility to the lyrics and emotion of the songs, yet a complexity to the music that makes listening quite the experience. Regardless of when the life-altering events have taken place in your life, Everything All the Time feels like the soundtrack. By the time you reach the lovely "St. Augustine," you know you're going to make it through.4 (out of 5)
3 comments:
Thanks for doing this review, Will. I've only heard Band of Horses a couple of times (both on N&UR) and I am pretty much loving them. I hear a wee bit of Death Cab in their music as well - must be the Seattle influence.
I think you put your thumb firmly on what makes a successful song - that feeling of familiarity on first listen.
I'm definitely putting this cd on my wish list. Thanks.
I know what you mean about the piles of music. I just finally commented on the RC post you did. Sorry for the delay. I'm really glad you liked the music.
Barbara - Glad you are liking what you hear ... I'm certainly impressed by it.
BWH - anytime, I got nuthin but love for RC.
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