Horse Feathers / Appreciation
Album: Appreciation   Collection:General
Artist:Horse Feathers   Added:Mar 2019
Label:Kill Rock Stars  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-03-19 Pull Date: 2019-05-21
Week Ending: May 12 Apr 28 Apr 21 Apr 14 Mar 31
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 10, 2019: KZSU Time Traveler
Without Applause
4. Apr 19, 2019: KZSU Time Traveler
Without Applause
2. Apr 26, 2019: KZSU Time Traveler
Without Applause
5. Apr 18, 2019: Hanging in the Bone Yard
The Hex
3. Apr 20, 2019: Hanging in the bone yard
Born In Love
6. Apr 07, 2019: Acoustic Sunset
On The Rise

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2019-03-10
INDIE FOLK

Led by songwriter/singer Justin Ringle, Horse Feathers is an indie folk band based in Portland, Oregon since 2004. He’s backed by acoustic & electric guitars, steel guitar, banjo, keys, strings (violin, viola), occasional reeds (alto & bass clarinet), drums, M & F vocals. Appreciation is the band’s sixth full-length CD; two others in Zookeeper have gotten reasonably good airplay. RIYL Fleet Foxes; Avett Bros; Band of Horses; Decemberists

No FCC issues.

1 ** Mid-fast. Bouncy, bright. Just getting through life. Good guitar, organ. (2:45)
2 Mid tempo. Love song with pleasant sound & good singing; too pop for my taste. (3:17)
3 * Mid-fast. Upbeat song about turning the page & moving on. Showcase for violin. (3:24)
4 Mid tempo. Band is good, esp. the strings. But song’s lyrics are less interesting. (3:11)
5 * Mid tempo. A bit country with very pleasing twangy singing & good pedal steel. (3:19)
6 Mid tempo. Urgent singing, seemingly with a story to tell, but I don’t understand it. (3:02)
7 * Mid-slow waltz time. Melancholy lyrics and strings. Compelling mixed voices. (4:14)
8 Slow. Tense, eerie feel. Something’s wrong, but it’s hard to say what. (4:19)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Confused by love; pleading to be understood. Band is at its best. (3:28)
10 ** Very slow. Moving love song with gorgeous string accompaniment. (3:47)

Track Listing
1. Without Applause   6. Altamont
2. Born In Love   7. Evictions
3. Best To Leave   8. Faultline Wail
4. Broken Beak   9. The Hex
5. Don't Mean To Pry   10. On The Rise