Compliments (Band of Horses song)

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"Compliments"
Single by Band of Horses
from the album Infinite Arms
ReleasedApril 1, 2010
Genre Indie rock
Length3:28
Label Brown 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)

"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]

Band of Horses American rock band

Band of Horses is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell. The band has released five studio albums, the most successful of which is 2010's Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms. The band's lineup, which included Mat Brooke for the debut album, has undergone several changes; the most-recent lineup of Bridwell, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, Bill Reynolds, and Creighton Barrett, had been together for several years until Ramsey and Reynolds' departure in 2017, recording three albums.

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Infinite Arms is the third album of indie rock band Band of Horses, released on May 18, 2010, on Brown Records, Fat Possum Records and Columbia. Most of the album was recorded in Asheville, North Carolina with some overdubbing done in Los Angeles. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Alternative Album category.

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Reception

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]

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References

  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