Oh My Rockness ((Horse Feathers))

Horse Feathers

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Here's a folk band that will get you to relax. Portland's Horse Feathers are one laid-back band. They began not as a band at all, but as the performing alias of guitarist/singer Justin Ringle. Soon however, Justin met multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick and the two quickly began writing music together. McCartney found his Lennon.

Currently, Horse Feathers has a playing roster of anywhere between 3-6 members (I think six is where they stand currently). Anyway, I really like these guys. So does Kill Rock Stars, who recently signed them.

And I hate to say it, but if you like Iron & Wine, you'll like Horse Feathers. And I only hate to say it because I feel guilty for immediately associating "folk" and "laid-back" and "acoustic" with Iron & Wine. How clich￩! But, oh well.

Even Ringle's voice sounds a lot like Sam Beam's sometimes. You know, soft and pretty and fragile. He's got a beard, too!

Horse Feathers also employ the saw (that fabled "indie-folk" staple) and several different stringed instruments like cello and violin to round out the pastoral lushness. Here's a good band, alright.

CDs

House With No Home (CD, 2008)

House With No Home (LP, 2008)

House With No Home (MP3s, 2008)

Words Are Dead (CD, 2006)

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11.10 Horse Feathers relax the rock.