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Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
Instant Album Review: Band of Horses – Infinite Arms (May 18, 2010)
This is the album that pushes Band of Horses into full-bore mainstream status. Selfishly, I wish it weren’t the case but the band of “Detlef Schrempf” is now the band of “Factory”.
The band’s third full-length album, their first on Columbia Records, pushes them further into the pop arena with a number of radio-friendly songs, including “Dilly” which is so bubble-gum pop it’s hard to think this is the same band that created the sonic wall that is “The Funeral”.
The first single (or the first track to get significant airplay), “Compliments” is unmistakably Band of Horses but with major-label production and digital airbrushing.
Is this the best Band of Horses album? It is most certainly the most accessible has the highest production value. It is what it is. An album by a great, start-up band that five years later is posed for major-label success.
There’s a level of comfort in accepting that other people like the music you love. Or not.
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for what it’s worth, ‘infinite arms’ was self-funded by ben and produced by the band.
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Hi Chuck,
On behalf of Columbia Records and Band of Horses, many thanks for plugging “Infinite Arms” on your site (street date 17th May UK & Europe / 18th May North America) … .. thanks, also, on behalf of the artist and labels for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then a full length version of “Factory” is available for fans and bloggers to link to / post / host etc on the band’s site at http://www.bandofhorses.com … .. for further details of the new album, pre-orders, on-line promotions, videos and 2010 shows, check-out the official site, as well as the band’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/bandofhorses … .. and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further news, preview material and on-line promotions.
Also and as a goodwill gesture to fans and bloggers, an exclusive widget for the video of “Compliments”, as well as a preview stream of “Laredo” are currently available via the band’s official website … .. these are for embedding and hyper-linking ONLY / for streaming by fans directly off the band’s site, so please reciprocate this goodwill gesture by NOT ripping and re-posting the audio files.
Thanks again for your plug.
Regards,
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