Band Of Horses Frontman Ben Bridwell Unveils New Solo Project Birdsmell
Wednesday, 09 October 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell has announced his plans to go solo.
The singer and guitarist is the main songwriter in Band of Horses, and having enjoyed four studio albums with them (as well as a few with 90s shoegaze outfit Carissa's Wierd!) he’s now decided to try his hand at a solo career.
Though it’s unclear what the future holds for Band of Horses themselves (they haven’t announced any plans to split or call time, so don’t panic), Bridwell will be releasing a solo album under the name Birdsmell - and will also tour the US in November. Two tracks have already surfaced - check them out below.
Speaking about his decision, Bridwell said:
“While living in Minneapolis in 2008, I covered the George Harrison song Your Love is Forever with some buddies of mine. The track ended up being released on a Starbucks compilation. A few years later, I enlisted those same musicians to record some songs of mine that had been sitting around for far too long, some of which could be said to be uncomfortably silly and devoid of all reasonable taste.
“I wasn’t exactly in a rush to get them out to the discerning earholes of the public. Regardless, this project was pure enjoyment for me and it was nice to not give a damn about anything, but having fun recording these songs.”
Bridwill will be selling limited edition 7” records featuring some solo tracks at his planned North American gigs, but it seems we’ll have to wait and see if a full album is in the works. For now, check out Tulsa and Throw My Mess Around below!
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