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8.0
11594
8.0 |
Clash
Their strongest album yet, perfecting their instantly recognisable sound with Bridwell in fine voice throughout
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8.0
11641
8.0 |
Uncut
While it sees Ben Bridwell leaving his lo-fi past behind, it is a neoclassical landmark that you'll need to get on vinyl. This is a record that begs to be flipped over and played again
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8.0
11649
8.0 |
Q
They might not be pioneers but their homestead is a fine place to spend some time. Print edition only
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8.0
12252
8.0 |
The Guardian
The songs deal with lost loves and shattered dreams, but also redemption and eternal youth – appropriate themes for a collection bursting with timeless melodies
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8.0
12256
8.0 |
The Independent
Has a crepuscular charm, but elsewhere the line between languid and enervated is perilously blurred
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8.0
12277
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Stood against the greatness of the North American landscape, their third album Infinite Arms glows with that familiar sound, a sound born with an American heart
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8.0
12187
8.0 |
NME
Like a lovely comforting lumberjack shirt, and Infinite Arms sees them doing exactly what they do, beguilingly and delightfully. Print edition only
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8.0
12283
8.0 |
Evening Standard
The melodies are stronger than ever and Ben Bridwell's falsetto frequently soars. A larger audience surely awaits
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8.0
12754
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
The record remains at the same dreamy, apathetic pace throughout, only coming out to play on the Crazy Horse wannabe 'Laredo'
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7.4
12389
7.4 |
Beats Per Minute
Ultimately, this record works, but it leads one to worry as to whether Band of Horses will get lost trying to find the stable come next time
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7.0
12616
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Infinite Arms is the sound of a once full-blooded group playing it safe
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7.0
12720
7.0 |
The Quietus
While Infinite Arms does lack the epic, joyous anthemic gold of their debut, it still holds oodles of subtle gems, a reflective, soulful, cerebrally quiet album
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7.0
13019
7.0 |
Culture Deluxe
The album certainly has promise and it’s admirable that Band of Horses attempted new and different approaches in their musical process
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7.0
12373
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
You can also hear some Fleet Foxes, a soft-rock shift that may bum out older fans. But for tuneful chilling out, it's like a fine old couch
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6.0
12306
6.0 |
The Observer
Too often they lapse into a state of anodyne dreaminess that suggests a more conservative Fleet Foxes
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6.0
12281
6.0 |
The Age
Has some hooks and is occasionally dormant but it’s also an old-fashioned record that will reward those willing to invest time. It’s kind of how they used to make them
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6.0
11949
6.0 |
The Skinny
An uplifting mood is ushered in by the swooning strings of opener Factory and it’s never more dominant than on lead single Compliments – a bouncing, philosophical ditty
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6.0
11642
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
13098
6.0 |
FasterLouder
Compliments and Laredo show where Bridwell should be taking his Band of Horses, mixing the magic of his voice with grainy Neil Young guitars
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6.0
13214
6.0 |
Click Music
The album is in no way bad or even unlikeable; it’s just that they don’t really take you on a new journey
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6.0
12476
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Dreamy Americana/pop begging for good weather
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6.0
12709
6.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s possible that time may have left Band of Horses behind. They've overstayed their welcome, and more importantly, they may have overstayed their songwriting chops
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6.0
12405
6.0 |
PopMatters
The mix of Infinite Arms, while clean and completely clear, fills up every millimeter of sonic space. There isn’t much room for that fresh mountain air, in other words
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6.0
12436
6.0 |
State
Solid, where it could have been spectacular
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5.5
12447
5.5 |
Bowlegs
The band are as tight as ever, yet by perfecting every last detail, they seem to have ironed out much of what made the them so special
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5.3
12355
5.3 |
Pitchfork
Feels less tender, less personal, more twang-by-numbers than the last couple, despite its familiar sound and many of the same principals
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5.0
12301
5.0 |
musicOMH
This is a band who have begun to lose that delicate sense of balance with which they have previously negotiated the dividing line between moving, melodic balladry and a safe, harmonious but rather soulless form of songwriting
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5.0
12418
5.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
A confusing, schizophrenic work. Several of its earlier tracks find the band clicking like never before and exploring fresh ideas while sounding more aerodynamic than ever. But so much else seems to have been haphazardly thrown together
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4.0
13147
4.0 |
Blurt
The result is more than just a major label misstep - it's a major misstep, period
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4.0
12291
4.0 |
Daily Telegraph
On this evidence these soft rockers are still best sampled on stage
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4.0
12295
4.0 |
The Times
It’s all very lovely, but cries out for the spiky angst of old
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4.0
12215
4.0 |
Eye Weekly
Band of Horses take steps both forwards and back on Infinite Arms, a progression whose product is, at best, almost average
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4.0
12116
4.0 |
Spin
Three albums is all it takes these days to graduate from buzzy upstarts to grizzled veterans
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