Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell on Divorce, Wordplay, & Leftover Songs and Covers

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/ben-bridwell/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Bridwell</a> of <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/band-of-horses/" target="_blank">Band of Horses</a> catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about <a href="https://consequence.net/2022/03/band-of-horses-interview-things-are-great/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Things Are Great</em></a>, <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/band-of-horses/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">t</a>he band's first album in six years. The South Carolina rocker discusses how the LP “almost killed him” with no touring, a divorce from his wife, writing a breakup record knowing that his kids might listen, and masking the truth with tricky wordplay.</p> <p>Bridwell goes on to speak on his disdain for the California town of Coalinga, how there could be a follow-up EP of leftover songs, and the pile of covers the band has tracked.</p> <p>Listen to Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell discuss <em>Things Are Great, </em>its heavily personal content,&nbsp;and more. You can also watch the full interview via <a href="https://consequence.net/2022/04/band-of-horses-tben-bridwell-kyle-meredith-with/" target="_blank"><em>Consequence</em></a>. Then, make sure to like and subscribe to <a href="https://consequence.net/category/kyle-meredith-with/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Kyle Meredith With…</em></a>&nbsp;wherever you get your podcasts, and you can also follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a>&nbsp;for updates on all our shows.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>