The cover of House with No Home, the second full-length album from Horse Feathers, a dusty west coast folk duo comprised of Justin Ringle and Peter Broderick, depicts a wintry farm dusted with snow. It's an image that's easily conjured throughout each of the 11 songs that make up Home, a subtle, nuanced, and quietly noble collection of Americana-kissed alternative folk that echoes the work of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, James Yorkston, Iron & Wine, and Bon Iver. Ringle, who blends Richard Buckner's soft, serpentine delivery with Andrew Bird's "I can't open my mouth all the way" mumble populates his songs with the kind of woodsy, heart and soul-broken characters that one would expect to find lurking between the pines on a frosty Oregon morning in February, but it's Broderick ( a member of fellow Portland folk outfit Norfolk & Western) who provides the chill. His string arrangements are grandiose in their simplicity and busy without ever interfering with Ringle's poignant, icy prose. From the heady opener "Curs in the Weeds" to the surging, banjo-led "Working Poor," the two carve up each track like master craftsman, finding the perfect middle ground between the sparse, reverb-laden landscapes of the Great Lake Swimmers and the orchestral, aching beauty of Hem.
Q&A with Justin Ringle of Horse FeathersWithout hesitation, Horse Feathers' second album House With No Home is one of our favorite releases of 2008. The group is led by Idaho-native / Portland-based Justin Ringle, who sings, writes and plays guitar, and he is joined by brother/ sister Peter and Heather Broderick on strings and vocals.Justin writes songs which are delicately crafted and nuanced ...
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Sounding like the spawn of Iron & Wine and Great Lake Swimmers, there was little chance I would not become enamored with the three-piece outfit out of Portland that calls themselves Horse Feathers. I just killed two Chicago style hot dogs and they're sitting in my belly like a cannonball, so I am now going [...]
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--- - |- New WaxI felt that Horse Feathers' 2006 debut album Words Are Dead was criminally overlooked. Sure, it received its share of press as a glowing example of Americana, but the band deserves last.fm statistics well beyond 178,000 plays. Considering the quality of the band's new release House With No Home, I'd suspect they won't be toiling in relative anonymity for long. With singer Justi...
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I talked today on MOKB on SIRIUS how much I am loving this new Horse Feathers album. It came out today on Kill Rock Stars.Don't forget: Horse Feathers is coming to Indianapolis! That's right...not only that, but they're opening for Blitzen Trapper! My Old Kentucky Blog presents...Blitzen Trapper and Horse Feathers at Locals Only on November 10th. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR LESS! Horse Feather...
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Check out the band Horse Feathers. I think you shall totally dig them.. Think Iron and Wine meets Bon Iver maybe. Pretty. Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weed s .Horse Feathers - Helen THEIR MYSPACE HERE > THEIR WEBSITE HERE .
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Q&A with Justin Ringle of Horse FeathersWithout hesitation, Horse Feathers' second album House With No Home is one of our favorite releases of 2008. The group is led by Idaho-native / Portland-based Justin Ringle, who sings, writes and plays guitar, and he is joined by brother/ sister Peter and Heather Broderick on strings and vocals.Justin writes songs which are delicately crafted and nuanced ...
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Here it is, fall, blown in to mess the map I just now drew. The streets got wet and the light's gone grey, the shade that softens faces but sharpens lines: branch, curb, inter-sect, intro-spect? Let's start over. The autumn fills me with myself but loses me in the woods; now that late light comes early, I know how to look, but not where. Coat & boot & this new knit hat, they're bolder at the bo...
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I talked today on MOKB on SIRIUS how much I am loving this new Horse Feathers album. It came out today on Kill Rock Stars.Don't forget: Horse Feathers is coming to Indianapolis! That's right...not only that, but they're opening for Blitzen Trapper! My Old Kentucky Blog presents...Blitzen Trapper and Horse Feathers at Locals Only on November 10th. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR LESS! Horse Feather...
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--- - |- New WaxI felt that Horse Feathers' 2006 debut album Words Are Dead was criminally overlooked. Sure, it received its share of press as a glowing example of Americana, but the band deserves last.fm statistics well beyond 178,000 plays. Considering the quality of the band's new release House With No Home, I'd suspect they won't be toiling in relative anonymity for long. With singer Justi...
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Who : Horse Feathers from Portland, Oregon.What : A new track from the upcoming Kill Rock Stars release of House With No Home (Sept. 9th). Perfect song for right now if you’re doing what I’m doing. Out on the porch with my computer, trying to keep my eyes on a computer screen with a panoramic [...]~~
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Sounding like the spawn of Iron & Wine and Great Lake Swimmers, there was little chance I would not become enamored with the three-piece outfit out of Portland that calls themselves Horse Feathers. I just killed two Chicago style hot dogs and they're sitting in my belly like a cannonball, so I am now going [...]
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More info and an mp3 "after the jump" "Curs in the Weeds" [mp3] "Born and raised in Lewiston, ID, Justin Ringle has a natural affinity with the West. Its space, beauty,...
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Horse Feathers, the Portland folksy band that won a Plug Award for their debut in 2006, are touring the Midwest and East Coast. Check out the dates and enjoy the live video. Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds Nov 5 - The Frequency Madison, Wisconsin Nov 6 - Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa Nov 7 - Carleton College Northfield, [...]
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