Sunday 9 December 2012

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2012: BAND OF HORSES - MIRAGE ROCK

#07: BAND OF HORSES - MIRAGE ROCK
 
 
Mirage Rock is the fourth album from Seattle’s Band Of Horses. The band have been through many changes since forming in 2004 but the lineup for this album remains the same as 2010’s well received, Infinite Arms. This has allowed the band to continue to tighten and develop their sound and the result is a record that, if there is any justice, should push them firmly into the mainstream. Album opener, Knock Knock is an up tempo toe tapper and the natural lead single. It sets the rest of the album up nicely and there are plenty of highlights. Ben Bridwell’s distinctive vocals sound just as good on the lively How To Live and A Little Biblical as it does on slower efforts such as the Neil Young inspired Dumpster World. Like all the best records, it gets better with each listen and you’ll discover something new each time you come back to it.
 
Favourite Track: How To Live



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