Band of Horses - Cease to Begin (Japan Edition) (2007) [FLAC CD]

Band of Horses now rest in the hands of South Carolina tenant Ben Bridwell following the departure of his right-hand man Mat Brooke, who bolted to form Grand Archives following the 2006 inauguration Everything All the Time, and the impassioned Bridwell validates out of the blocks, leading off the follow-up album with "Is There a Ghost," an exquisite chunk of pure-pop bliss. With a voice that lands somewhere between the euphoria of Brian Wilson and the anguish of the late Chris Bell (Big Star), Bridwell (and core mates Rob Hampton and Creighton Barrett) appears a modern archetype behind a playlist that teeters among tender ("No One's Gonna Love Me," "Window Blues"), twang ("Marry Song," "Detlef Schrempf"), and turbulent ("Cigarettes, Wedding Bands," the aforementioned "Is There a Ghost"). Using the same producer and regal m.o. as on the debut, Cease punctuates its magnitude among Sub Pop's top-drawer power elite (The Shins and Iron & Wine), asserting this Band of Horses' fast-rising run for the roses. --Scott Holter


Artist: Band of Horses
Title: Cease to Begin
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Sub Pop
Genre: Indie Rock
Quality: FLAC
Total Time: 46:00
Total Size: 305 MB






1. Is There A Ghost 2:59
2. Ode To Lrc 4:16
3. No One´S Gonna Love You 3:37
4. Detlef Schrempf 4:28
5. General Pacific 3:07
6. Lamb On The Lam (In The City) 0:50
7. Islands On The Coast 3:34
8. Marry Song 3:23
9. Cigerettes, Wedding Bands 4:35
10. Windows Blues 4:05
11. No One´S Gonna Love You (Live Bbc Session) 3:32
12. Is There A Ghost (Live Bbc Session) 3:08
13. Act Together (Live Bbc Session) 4:26