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Underpinning the elegant and woodsy song structures is frontman Justin Ringle's voice, which comes off as the sort of rough and homespun half-mutters typical of the genre. Ambient in execution, the songs shows a sharp turn for Horse Feathers in an exciting new direction. A great example is 'Father Reprise', which expands the repertoire to include various horns and the aforementioned piano. Around 'Helen' the album introduces the piano for great results the instrument is the basis for many of the album's best songs. The aforementioned 'Albina' is also a standout, chugging along at an uncharacteristically speedy pace, before almost crumbling in the middle (albeit for less than 10 seconds) and seemingly rebuilding itself. Opener 'Curs in the Weeds' starts the album off on a very good note, and also one that foreshadows the rest of the album: the song includes the usual soft guitar strums and elegiac strings that support the rest of the instrumentation, just as on the other songs on the album. Though, on first listen, many of the songs seem indistinguishable, each song acts as part of the greater whole (though some contribute more than others). Every song here is impeccably precise (yet paradoxically raw) in their execution with almost no discernible flaws (except for the frantically dissonant mid-section of 'Albina'), letting Horse Feathers rightfully take their place as a surprisingly consistent folk band, and one to watch out for. And, in that respect, Horse Feathers succeed. Still, in a way, that's the appeal of the album: it comes from a breed of similar artists who set out to make beautiful and subtly lonely contemporary folk music. As stated before, these kinds of albums can be found in the cabin recordings of Justin Vernon, or the bedroom tapes of Iron & Wine, or even the quickly spreading indie-folk of Great Lake Swimmers.

Being of an inherently 'stripped-down' genre, the most important question to ask here is: is the album unique?

So yes, Horse Feathers have crafted a cozily pleasant folk album here. Hell, the snow-capped cabin that serves as the cover's center of attention might as well have been the cabin Vernon recorded For Emma, Forever Ago in. Take a look at House With No Home's cover and tell me you don't see the cover of a soft folk album in the vein of Bon Iver (a.k.a. Review Summary: Nothing new here, but for those looking for a sort of expansion on folk albums such as 'For Emma, Forever Ago', this will be a sort of folk haven to dive into.ĭespite the regular occurrence of 'don't judge a book by its cover' in every day life, there are just some experiences where you can predict the outcome right from the get-go.

Horse feathers house with no home megaupload