Band Of Horses

Cease to Begin - Sub Pop Records The good folks at Sub Pop Records introduced us to the band Nirvana before they were a household name and frankly the album Bleach which they wisely held onto may very well help keep the label afloat financially. This is great for them and for music lovers alike because they are a group of people who have very good taste in music and Cease to Begin is a very good example of this. This is the second full length album from Band Of Horses, the first one, last years Everything All The Time was a default disc for me. When I couldn't think of something I wanted to listen to I would often reach for the Band Of Horses disc.

Cease to Begin is just as strong as their first album even though they lost guitarist Mat Brooke between albums. Cease to Begin is very dream-pop record with the optimistic lyrics and vocal delivery of Ben Bridwell. It is has a lush, full sounding arrangement and just makes you feel good, it lifts the spirits, if you will. Band Of Horses sounds nothing like the grunge era records that still generate revenue for Sub Pop, but Band of Horses and their new album gives us another reason to thank Kurt and Co. ¦