Compliments (Band of Horses song)

"Compliments" is the first single from Band of Horses' third album Infinite Arms, which was released on April 1, 2010. It failed to chart, but was a radio hit, particularly in Seattle, WA where the band formed.[1]

"Compliments"
Single by Band of Horses
from the album Infinite Arms
ReleasedApril 1, 2010
GenreIndie rock
Length3:28
LabelBrown Records/
Fat Possum/Columbia
Songwriter(s)Bridwell
Producer(s)Band of Horses, Phil Ek
Band of Horses singles chronology
"No One's Gonna Love You"
(2008)
"Compliments"
(2010)
"Laredo"
(2010)

Reception

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The Seattle Times said that "Compliments" "has a faint whisper of country-disco" in a generally negative review of Infinite Arms.[2] However, The Daily World said that "Compliments" was one of the stand-out tracks on Infinite Arms.[3]

Personnel

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  • Benjamin Bridwell - vocals, guitars, drums, sounds, memotron
  • Creighton Barret - drums, thunder drum, percussion
  • Ryan Monroe - keyboards, vocals, percussion, guitar
  • Bill Reynolds - bass, tambourine, guitar, percussion, sounds
  • Tyler Ramsey - guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards, piano, theremin

References

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  1. ^ "band of horses compliments playlist" KEXP-FM
  2. ^ Caramanica, John "Seattle-bred Band of Horses releases third album, Infinite Arms" The Seattle Times - May 17, 2010
  3. ^ Kane, Dan "These new albums are right on target" Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine The Daily World - Helena-Arkansas.com - July 23, 2010
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