“I’ve always been a sucker for sad songs. I can listen to nothing but Slowdive records and be a pig in shit, so I naturally gravitate to writing those kinds of songs,” Bridwell says.

[click quote to go to full Harp Magazine interview; link via DJBV.]

I’ve got nothing but good things to say about the new Band of Horses “Cease to Begin” [doh]. I find the album totally entrancing and it’s one of my favorites of the year. But admittedly their songs are not super upbeat. Like their lead singer, I’m more than happy to listen to sad songs and wallow.