SEATTLE & LOS ANGELES, Nov 16, 2010 - Band of Horses and IMDb.com, Inc. (www.imdb.com), the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, announced that beginning today the band's surreal biker flick homage "Dilly" will have its world premiere exclusively on IMDb. The unprecedented collaboration is IMDb's first-ever foray into music video premieres. To watch and learn more about Band of Horses' "Dilly" video, visit www.imdb.com/bandofhorses.
"This is the first of our videos to truly capture the essence of what a day in our personal lives is actually like," said Band of Horses singer Ben Bridwell."We couldn't be more proud or more excited to be taking our first step into the realm of music videos with Band of Horses," said Col Needham, founder and CEO of IMDb. "We believe IMDb can serve as a powerful new platform for musicians to introduce compelling, exclusive content to our passionate community of more than 100 million entertainment enthusiasts."
Directed by Philip Andelman, the uninhibited, borderline disturbing music video (runtime 3:30) is a companion to the "Dilly" track off the band's self-financed "Infinite Arms" album (released May 18, 2010 on Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia) that The New York Times refers to as "anthemic and dynamic." Shot entirely on location in the Mojave Desert, the video was inspired by '70s biker films and contains surprising, playful elements, including synchronized dancing and an eclectic cast comprised of actors and bikers. The "Dilly" video reflects the spirit of creativity and freedom that pervades the "Infinite Arms" album, which was written, recorded and inspired by different locales across America, including the Mojave Desert.
Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. "Now it's hard to remember it any other way." Band of Horses singer Ben Bridwell's compellingly evasive lyrical style will never let the listener on to the exact intent of this line as it appears in "Neighbor," the expansive "Infinite Arms" album closer, but taken out of the context of the song it becomes a sentiment of currency. The present state of the band is as close to ideal as rock n' roll can be.
Having assembled a true creative and personal collective, designed and signed the record deal of his dreams, and made an album free of any influence other than his onstage brothers in arms, it's hard to imagine that Bridwell cares to dwell on any time but the present. It took nearly two years, virtual bankruptcy, five states and a dead falcon to get there, but "Infinite Arms" is the product of a band doing things on their own terms and finally learning to enjoy the results. The songs on "Infinite Arms" project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process behind the album. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band's native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity. While those locations helped the songs come to life, the sounds were influenced by the recording settings. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, Ala., the sublime beauty of Asheville's Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills, and the vast Mojave desert helped yield the group's most focused and dynamic recordings to date.
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