Band of Horses latest record Infinite Arms didn’t get stellar reviews… but personally I really enjoy the record.
Pitchfork was saying it is ideal for long drives through the wilderness and I can attest to that (if you consider parts of Southern Vancouver Island wilderness) as I rocked a BOH album in the earliest hours of the morning after a wedding in Shawnigan Lake.
The NEW BAND OF HORSES VIDEO features lots of two of my favourite things… driving and the desert! its like a match made in heaven as my future will one day call for living in a dusty desert village.
I would imagine that the “Laredo” in the song is a reference to the Texas border city but there are little Laredos all over the US, Mexico and the original village by that name is in Spain.
There are even some Laredo place names in BC. There is a Laredo Inlet, Channel and Sound. Neat.
When I go there one day, I’ll rock “Laredo” by Band of Horses and think about an aquatic desert and what a mind fuck that would be.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 