band of horses

frontman ben bridwell (the one with the grass growing out of his shirt) can sing. i should mention that these guys are one of my favorite bands. listen...

the great salt lake, everything all the time
i'll borrow a paragraph from pitchfork to describe this next song.

As crunchy guitars give way to light strings on "Ode to LRC", Bridwell sings about a stray dog and a "town so small how could anybody not look you in the eye or wave as I drive by." He's one of few indie artists who can sell a line like "the world is such a wonderful place" or get away with singing "la-dee-da" with open-hearted amazement.

ode to LRC, cease to begin

you can download their music here
or listen to them online here