released by Sub Pop Records

Band of Horses toured Europe and North America in 2007, prior to the release of their second album. Joe Arnone was no longer part of the band, which now toured as a six-piece band following the addition of Matt Gentling ( Archers of Loaf – bass), Robin Peringer ( Modest Mouse , Carissa’s Wierd – guitar) and Ryan Monroe (keyboards) to the line up. The album, Cease to Begin , was recorded in Asheville, North Carolina and produced by Phil Ek. It was released by Sub Pop Records on October 9, 2007. The album features the core trio of Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton, with keyboards played by Ryan Monroe. Cease to Begin gave Band of Horses their first hit in the U.S. by reaching number 35 on the Billboard 200 and was also a hit in Norway, Denmark, France and Sweden. It was voted ninth best album of 2007 by Paste magazine and 47th best by Rolling Stone . The single ” No One’s Gonna Love You ” gave Band of Horses their first European hit single, reaching number 22 in Denmark.