Remark-worthy Revisit // Band of Horses : Everything All The Time

So, I decided something today: why do I have to always review something relatively new? I don't. I thought it would be fun to talk about an album that deserves a revisit.

With that in mind, let's all rewind to 2006.

Everything All The Time

I've been binge-ing on an album that is particularly close to my heart this past month. I'm not proud of the number of times that I've listened through it. But it is just that good. The album is Band of Horses' Everything All The Time.

It is great for the same reason that I liked Of Monsters and Men's album that I reviewed yesterday. It has a great natural ebb and flow. The band itself has even had some highs and lows over the years, going through members like nobody's business. Band of Horses' fivepiece has seen ten other band members come and go, all leaving for a variety of different reasons.

Personally, I think the band, though it didn't necessarily get bad in subsequent albums by any means, was strongest at its beginnings, before all the drama of new members coming in and out (and, yes, I realize they got a Grammy nomination from their latest album--that one's pretty good too). 

My favorite song on the album, as with many people's, is the first single "The Funeral." The song is just too great. It starts off slow with lots of oohs and ahhs, not picking up until a minute and twenty seconds in and then all of the sudden... BAM! A chorus of drums, guitar and vocals to match. Equally as abrupt, the song instantly slows down again about a minute and a half. I love a song that keeps you on your toes and this does just that. It's a flurry of highs and lows that really makes an impression. If I had to be on a desert island with only one song to listen to, I don't know that I would pick this one, but I wouldn't be unhappy if it's what I was stuck with.

Another fun song on the album that sports some silly writing and an upbeat rhythm is "Weed Party." Even more humorous than the name of the song is that it's followed by a beautiful, tragic love song entitled "I Go To The Barn Because I Like The." I don't think you ever figure out what he likes and why it makes him go to the barn, but it's a great, melodic tune.

Enough of me talking about this album. Go out an revisit it. And if you haven't revisited it, visit it for the first time. It's well worth it.

See what I'm talking about? Here's the official music video for "The Funeral."