1.     14. Band of Horses: Infinite Arms [Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia]
   More muscular than The Avett Brothers or Iron & Wine, less concerned with experimentation than Wilco, and free of the folk prison occupied by Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses might be the best traditional rock band in America not named My Morning Jacket. On Infinite Arms, Frontman Ben Bridwell leads the Horses a little further out of Neil Young’s backyard. After lead track “Factory” enters the world amid a fanfare of faux strings, “Compliments” harkens back to the band’s wheelhouse with Bridwell shaking his tattooed forearms at the sky, questioning the existence of God in the air, righteous power chords at his side. But the crew relies less on guitar bombast this time out. Seemingly able to kick out a chug-a-lug stomper with absolute ease at this point, the best moments on Infinite Arms center around Bridwell’s growing confidence in the his deadliest weapon: his voice. After three albums, Band of Horses finally sound comfortable being what they are: A rock band.—Bart Blasingame

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“With their latest release, Band of Horses is building towards an open-sky sound – the kind of music that ably and effectively reaches people in festival fields and amphitheatres all the way to the back of the grassy knoll and parking lot beyond. What’s impressive is how incredibly personal and entirely human the songs are despite their growing capacity for giant size effectiveness.”

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