I have to admit, as much as I love Band of Horses albums, I really am a sucker for their acoustic performances, not to mention when the guys break out into an “alternate” version of any of their songs.  So when nme.com posted this video of Ryan, Tyler, and Ben doing an even-mellower version of “Older,” I watched straight through twice in a row.

The video finds the guys in good voice and what seems like high spirits.  From what I gather, it was filmed for nme.com over in the U.K. at some point just before or just after the guys’ appearance at the Reading Festival.

Along those lines, I also thought it a pretty cool move for the band to give the security guys at Reading a mid-show shout-out.  In the same nme.com article with the video, they mention about how Ben showed some love for security.  ”These security guys are awesome,” he said. “They’re letting people stand on each other’s shoulders. Everybody’s so nice! Let’s have a hand for these guys, yeah?”

It’s cool to see the band spreading good vibes and playing awesome music worldwide!

Hope you’re having a great day out there, and that you enjoy the video!