I finally saw Band of Horses (not to be confused with HORSE the band) last week, after listening to their album Everything All The Time, well, all the time this year. They’re touring on their new album Cease to Begin, and played La Tulipe, upgrading to a larger venue from their last time here (at Sala Rosa in August).
I was introduced to Everything All The Time during my yearly scouring of year-end ‘best-of-the-year’ lists at the end of last year, so a lot of the memories I associate with the album are from that period - skiing to and from work at dawn or at twilight, or through the darkness. Anyways, the album itself is pretty great - sparse folky guitar numbers coupled with a few really energetic rockers, all held together by Ben Bridwell’s amazing tenor.
La Tulipe is one of my favourite Montreal venues - small enough to feel intimate, big enough to not feel cramped. The show was fairly typical for a band on its second album - not too long, with most of both albums being played. We got a few treats near the end though - a half-speed version of “Wicked Gil”, and then a supremely rocking version of Them Two’s “Am I A Good Man?”.
While most of the songs in the main set focussed mainly on Bridwell’s guitar and voice, the closer really let the rest of the band shine. The call-and-response vocals were done brilliantly, with Bridwell and the keyboard player trading lines throughout.
Here’s a few videos:
The new single “Is There A Ghost”:
And a live version of “Am I A Good Man?”:
I was introduced to Everything All The Time during my yearly scouring of year-end ‘best-of-the-year’ lists at the end of last year, so a lot of the memories I associate with the album are from that period - skiing to and from work at dawn or at twilight, or through the darkness. Anyways, the album itself is pretty great - sparse folky guitar numbers coupled with a few really energetic rockers, all held together by Ben Bridwell’s amazing tenor.
La Tulipe is one of my favourite Montreal venues - small enough to feel intimate, big enough to not feel cramped. The show was fairly typical for a band on its second album - not too long, with most of both albums being played. We got a few treats near the end though - a half-speed version of “Wicked Gil”, and then a supremely rocking version of Them Two’s “Am I A Good Man?”.
While most of the songs in the main set focussed mainly on Bridwell’s guitar and voice, the closer really let the rest of the band shine. The call-and-response vocals were done brilliantly, with Bridwell and the keyboard player trading lines throughout.
Here’s a few videos:
The new single “Is There A Ghost”:
And a live version of “Am I A Good Man?”:
1 comment:
first. again, rod thank you for introducing me to yet another amazing band.
second. "am i a good man". EPIC! wow. i'll just say it's like an "oldie but goodie" but modern. nuff said.
third. seriously. youtube, is someone asleep at the quality mis-control dial? someone forgot to do their regular fuzz and blur job for that video. what's up! who the heck wants clear and vibrant??
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