New Music Monday #7 - Horses on Fire
It’s Monday, and I’m listening to one of my new favourites on repeat, and—for once—I’m not entirely exhausted from work and le social life, so here I am!
I honestly cannot recall how I found out about Horses on Fire. I also have no idea how popular they are in Belgium. All I know is that for a band that doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page, Horses on Fire feels like a band I’ve listened to for years. I love their album. Love.
They call themselves “Belgium’s best-kept guitar secret. Up until today, at least.” I might have to agree with that. They have that vintage rock sound the modern radio desperately needs, to counter all the ridiculous teen pop and angry, dirty hip hop. And I can definitely imagine Horses on Fire becoming a huge hit on 102.1 The Edge. Perhaps, it’s their familiarity that has me in love with them. Sadly, I’m awful at pinpointing who bands sound like, i.e. they are a touch of x with a mix of y and the vocals of z. I can’t do that. (Which is why I can never be a professional music critic.) You tell me: who do they sound like?
Their untitled debut album was released only three weeks ago on February 6th, 2012. Their Belgium album release show was five days ago, and their Netherlands show isn’t even until Thursday. The band is comprised of Thijs De Coledt on guitar, Michélé De Feudis on vocals and guitar, Alessandro De Feudis on drums and Anthony Statius on bass guitar. My three favourite songs on the album are “Draw The Line” (see music video above), “Raw Meat”, and “Better Than You”. Stream their album in its entirety and tell me which is your favourite.
I also love their music videos. That robot kills me. “I’ll 11011 you ‘til you drop, love.” <- That needs to be on a t-shirt.
If these guys get famous in North America, I want to be credited as the girl who made them that. Keep that in mind, k?
[Edit:] I lied. I think I figured out how I learned about them. Studio Brussel’s YouTube channel, duh. As always. It was their cover of Easy that had me hooked.
Horses on Fire
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New Music Monday highlights my favourite new musical discoveries. The series will encourage me to actively seek new music and (hopefully) encourage others to open their ears to something new. Got a recommendation? Write me!
