Horse Feathers - Albina Album: House With No Home [2008]
the cover of "house with no home", the second full-length album from horse feathers, depicts a wintry farm dusted with snow. it's an image that's easily conjured throughout each of the 11 songs that make up the album, a subtle and quietly noble collection of americana-kissed alternative folk that echoes the work of bonnie prince billy, iron & wine, and bon iver. string player peter broderick provides the chill with arrangements that are grandoise in their simplicity and busy without ever interfering with singer justin ringle's soft, serpentine delivery. the two carve up each track like master craftsmen, finding a wonderful middle ground between the sparse, reverb-laden landscapes of the great lake swimmers and the orchestral beauty of nick drake's "bryter later".
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