Photo by Richard Homer

A lot of the indie-rock, nu-rave, Vice style bands emerging at the moment, I find, seem to create an almost blinding mass of sound all merged into one genre. With this blindness I’ve found my natural increase in other senses has led me deeper into things I like and the need to find a more original sound takes over. The further I look, the more interesting it gets. This increase of senses brought me to the stage front of ‘The Band of Horses’.

If you haven’t heard the Band of Horses, then Ben’s distinctive voice added to the small American band sound and thought provoking song writing will suck you into a world of your own. This may be the world he was in, or may be somewhere else completely different, but as long as you get taken somewhere (innuendo intended) you’ll guarantee to put a smile on his face.

I speak to Ben Bridwell and Ryan Monroe shortly before their Birmingham gig.
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