Someone over at NPR really loves Band of Horses!
“Older” is their song of the day for the second time–you may recall it was their song of the day back in July, too.
Now, maybe I’m just a pious fan, but I can’t help but wonder now if “Older” could do it three time!
At any rate, congrats to the band, and to Ryan Monroe, who originally penned the song on some well-deserved recognition!
Hope you’re all having a great day out there!
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!
Remember the Twtitpic from a little while ago that said simply “NPR Studios Minneapolis?” Well, now we get to hear what was going on while the guys were there!
Minnesota Public Radio just released audio from Band of Horses’ performance, and man it is pretty. Check out the player below to hear chill-inspiring performances of “Older” and “Laredo.”
Hope y’all are having such a wonderful day out there!
Every weekday, NPR allows listeners on the internet to check out a new song by a deserving artist. Appropriately, they call this daily feature “Song of the Day,” and today Band of Horses’ song “Older” has been selected as such!
You can click here to read the story and listen to the song, but I thought it a nice compliment when NPR wrote that “Older” is “[a]n authentic honky-tonk ballad that conjures memories of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, [and] helps stake Band of Horses’ claim to the modern-day mantel of ‘Cosmic American Music.’” I couldn’t agree more 
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