VIMTV Episode #137: Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms

Jake: Partially Recommended, 66/100

Tom: Partially Recommended, 64/100

Overview: For their third album, Band Of Horses takes their indie-rock sound closer to the alternative-country genre than ever before. The vocals (especially the harmonies) are the highlight of this album, but aside from that, the material comes off as somewhat flat and unexciting. The songwriting is decent, but begins to all sound the same by the end, and it wasn’t very fresh to begin with. Overall it’s an enjoyable listen if you’re not paying too much attention, but the sheer lethargy of it becomes wearing and unjustified for the three years and thirty songs narrowed down to make it.

Recommended Similar Artists: My Morning Jacket, The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Rogue Wave

Jake’s Track Picks:

• 7. Evening Kitchen
• 12. Neighbor 

Tom’s Track Picks: 

• 2. Compliments
• 7. Dilly
• 9. Older

VIMTV Research Links:

• Band of Horses Official Website
• Wikipedia – Band of Horses
• Band of Horses – Infinite Arms reviews at Metacritic
• Lyrics – Band of Horses
• MySpace – Band of Horses

Band of Horses playing “Laredo” on Letterman:

Awesome interview @ Q TV with Band of Horses:

“Infinite Arms” live on Q TV