Band of Horses, McCarren Park Pool, 7/22

This Sunday, in the latest of the weekly McCarren Park Pool Parties, Band of Horses takes the stage to headline, supported by Annuals and The Oxford Collapse.

Coming off of their debut release, Everything All The Time, Band of Horses has earned critical acclaim and almost devout fan support with their brand of slightly melancholy anthemic rock. With intricately layered guitar textures, heavily-reverbed vocals, and lyrics that run the gamut from playful to insecure, Band of Horses specializes in turning the melancholy, and even the mundane, into soaring vocals and driving guitars that feel majestic, not mopey. (One exception: “Weed Party,” which, as the name would suggest, is... well, not a sad song.)

Check these guys out this Sunday at McCarren Park. A band this good playing a free show is a rare find. Visit thepoolparties.com for more and to RSVP, and tell ‘em NYCUG sent ya. They've also got a couple of free mp3 downloads available on their official website. Website // MySpace