“Someone lit a fire under Band of Horses’ porch. The quintet usually specialize in beard-y reverie, somewhere between Built to Spill’s guitar majesty and Seventies AM folk of America. But the Horses rough things up on Mirage Rock, from the "Brown Sugar" bounce of "Electric Music" to the crackling "Knock Knock," where Ben Bridwell sings […]”
“Band of Horses' fourth album moves further into the realm of radio-conscious pop staked out by its 2010 predecessor, Infinite Arms. Befitting its name, Mirage Rock is so lightweight and inconsequential that it truly does seem more like an illusion than a record.”
