My my, haven't Sub Pop been experiencing a renaissance as of late, with great record after great record coming out and actually being noticed, thanks to a certain film and a certain comment about how a certain Sub Pop band will change yr life. And here is another. In late 2007, Band Of Horses released their 2nd LP, Cease To Begin, tho I didn't actually discover it until the middle of 2008, when the opening tune from the album, Is There A Ghost In My House, started getting a large amount of airtime on ALT TV. This song is fairly typical of the album as a whole, with a wide screen cinematic feel somewhat reminiscent of fellow Sub Pop group The Shins(as referenced earlier in this post). In particular, both bands feature vocalists that sing in a particularly keening fashion. 2nd single No Ones Gonna Love You More Than I Do is a particular stand out for me, with keening vocals in full effect, plus a gorgeous chiming guitar and organ underpinning the song quite nicely thank you very much. Other songs on the album betray the influence of the Beach Boys, tho on The General Specific, this influence is balanced out with some nice countryish touches.
Side 2 opens with a cool little instrumental piece called Lamb On The Lam (In The City), before Islands On The Coast kicks things up a notch, upping the tempo with a riff that wouldn't be out of place on a Wolfmother album. And later on, just when you could be getting a touch sick of the chiming guitars, along comes Marry Song, with its electric piano and country style vocal harmonies.
All in all, an amazing album and one of my favourites of the past year or so.
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