Band of Horses -First Song

I now trying to host the music I describe, so you can hopefully hear the song I am writing about. Hopefully this works. We'll see. I'm not a super internet savvy guy, like others may be. But I am learning.

Well this is the start of my second mix cd.

I've heard of Band of Horses for a good while, but again never had the opportunity to listen to them. And this song pops up. Holy moly. The intro of guitar and piano is psychadelic. The elongated strums of that sweet sounding guitar to the smooth sounds of a simple riff combined with the right amount of keys. You can pretty much hear all 6 strings being played when they strum. It's a really cool effect.

Ben Bridwell really brings a sweet sound of vocals to the table as well. You might find some similarity with The Shins, as I really did. You could really just close your eyes and clear your mind to this song. Just sit back, contemplate.

I wouldn't of guessed, but the song not only does not repeat any lyrics or have a chorus. And talks about Christmas time twice. But this is definitely not a carol.

I think this might be the first song on my new mix. I'll decide later if the order fits. For everybody reading, I have a first cut of the mix I want to make. This helps me decide song order and if I'm going to keep a song. For example I had songs from the last mix cd that I had to cut because I didn't think they would sustain. The songs I cut from last album but should still get an honorable mention are...

Rock Kills Kid - Hide Away
I felt that this song could get old pretty fast. And while that could be said about any song, it just didn't fit my first mix. Although there is a drum beat that has some pretty sick triplets, that I really dig.

Howie Day - She Says
Howie Day had that one song Collide, that everyone knew. This song got my attention, but after a few times listening to the mixes, I found myself skipping it. I think the song is a little slow, has a more full sound during some parts and lacks in others. So dropped it became.

The New Amsterdams - A Beacon in Beige
I liked this song almost as much as the other New Amsterdams song on the mix. But I've decided that there is enough music out there to not place two songs by the same artist. I think that would be pretty easy and lazy of me just to put songs by the same artist on the same mix. Although it may appear on a future mix...WHO KNOWS??

That is it for tonight.

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