Claude says:Band of Horses caught you in 2008 with the kind of swelling, string-laden indie rock that felt both intimate and anthemic—especially "No One's Gonna Love You," which you've returned to 65 times across nearly two decades. Cease to Begin is that rare second album that deepens rather than chases, trading raw debut energy for lush arrangements and Ben Bridwell's weathered vocals settling into arrangements that sound bigger than the songs themselves.