Portland indie folk band Horse Feathers released their sixth studio album, Appreciation, in early May. The album sees the band integrate a dynamic rhythm section that can be seen on our song of the day and early album single, “Born In Love.” With jangly piano, snaps, and claps, there’s a lot going on in the track. Recorded primarily in Kentucky (at La-La Land Studios in Louisville and Shangri-La Studios in Lexington), the new album features instrumentalists J. Tom Hnatow, Robby Cosenza and R&B vocalist Joslyn Hampton. “It just felt like a fresh take on how my songs can come across,” frontman Justin Ringle says. “With this incarnation, it’s okay if what I’m doing right now is in fact kind of a pop song. I can have a chorus and repeat something. I’m more aware of that and enjoy it." Check out Horse Feathers' KEXP in-studio Bumbershoot Music Lounge session from 2010.
