The opacity of Ringle's voice combined with Broderick's deft touches mean that the brief Words Are Dead works best not as a collection of songs but as an overarching feeling, an experience that's as hazy as you'd like it to be. As with a lot of pretty, quiet music there's something almost retiring about Horse Feathers but there is also enough beauty that those willing to investigate are amply rewarded.  Full text...

The words may be dead, but the music is definitely alive, kicking and flying.   Full text...

Horse Feathers just keep moving (in both senses of the word...).  Full text...

Ringle's pulsing, whispery voice and the band's use of strings as a lead instrument on every track help sustain a relentless, dark intensity that is overwhelming. Though beautiful, the strings could have rested on a few tracks. The injection of a little breather -- a laugh or a leg stretch -- would have gone a long way.   Full text...