"Infinite Arms" is Band of Horses' third full length album and major label debut. Produced by Band of Horses with additional production by Phil Ek and mixed by Dave Sardy, the songs on "Infinite Arms" project the essence of the different American locales that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process, yielding the group's most focused and dynamic recordings to date.
Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, and Bill Reynolds. Infinite Arms marks the recording debut for Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album Cease to Begin. Through extensive touring over the last two years, Band of Horses have become a cohesive force, with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that has Bridwell has crafted since the band's inception. read more..
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Band of Horses - Infinite Arms by Andrew Vice
I've noticed a good deal of bad press surrounding this album since it came out on Tuesday. Music review sites are damning Infinite Arms as samey and a general lack of progress on the Band of Horses aesthetic. But, here's the thing: if you thought for some reason that Band of Horses was going to pull a major shakeup on this album, you need to get your head screwed on straight. Band of Horses have been doing one thing and doing it well since the release of their debut, and that is writing hook-laden, catchy country rock anthems. Bridwell's honeyspun vox are a hallmark of the band's sound, and whether backed by straightforward rock as on Everything All The Time or atmospheric grooves as on Cease To Begin, his voice is as distinctive as Band of Horses is predictable. On Infinite Arms, Band of Horses have brought us another collection of songs that unmistakably sound like Band of Horses, and I don't get why people are unhappy with that. If you're looking for constant stylistic reinvention, this isn't the band for you, but that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the band or the album. As the title implies, Bridwell is reaching out on this album, trying to contain and hold close his feelings of love, loss, abject confusion. Bridwell finds comfort in the everyday, remembering past lovers in the wrappers of candy bars. He is a poet of the simplest style, taking the mundane and acknowledging that it is through these things that people often remember specific, better moments in time. This album is without a doubt one for the fans and for those who don't expect Band of Horses to ever step outside of their comfort zone. In fact, it's when they do step outside their well-trodden style, as on the lifeless, trudging "Evening Kitchen," that the band struggles the most.
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