New Band Of Horses + Sleeve Art

Album due May 18, Meanwhile, North American tour kicks off next week, too.

By Blurt Staff

As previously announced, Band of Horses third album is to be titled Infinite Arms - it's due May 18th through Brown Records/Fat Possum Records/Columbia Records - and today they revealed the sleeve art. It features the photography of the band's long time collaborator Christopher Wilson.
 

A tour kicks off next week in Colorado. Full itinerary below, including their two-night stand in Austin at SXSW.

Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek, mixed by Dave Sardy,  and recorded over a 16-month period, the songs on Infinite Arms project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process behind the album.  The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville's Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group's most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band's native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.

 
Band of Horses are Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Infinite Arms marks the recording debut of longtime touring members Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin. Through touring together in support of Cease to Begin and during breaks in the Infinite Arms recording process, the band have become a cohesive force with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that founder Bridwell has crafted since the band's inception. As Bridwell himself concedes, "In many ways, this is the first Band of Horses record."

 
Tour Dates:

 
March 15th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
March 16th - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
March 18th - Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ (SXSW)
March 19th - Austin, TX Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW)
April 8th - Paris, France - La Fleche D'or
April 9th - Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie
April 10th - Rotterdam, Netherlands- Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
April 12th - London, UK - Koko
April 14th - Koln, Germany - Kulturkirche
April 16th - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
April 17th - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
April 18th - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
April 23rd - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 24th -  Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 27th - Gainesville, FL - Rion Ballroom
April 28th - Miami, FL - Fillmore
April 29th - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
May 1st - New Orleans, LA  - Jazzfest
May 2nd - Memphis, TN - Beale St. Music Festival
May 27th - Davis, CA - UC Davis Freeborn Hall
May 30th - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater (with She & Him)
May 31st - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
June 5th - Bangor, IE - Ward Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 9th - London, UK - Roundhouse
June 12th - Glasgow, Scotland - Bellahouston Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 19th - Toronto, ONT - Olympic Island Concert (with Pavement and Broken Social Scene)
September 25th - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater