The debt that Band Of Horses owe to Built To Spill and My Morning Jacket is clear. But credit this group with the good sense to take the most immediate moments of each--their brisk pop tunes and searching, yearning ballads--and remove all the jammy indulgence. This distillation leaves behind pure indie rock delight, which is exactly what these trusted steeds deliver for a second time with Cease To Begin. Ben Bridwell's voice is perfectly suited to these songs; always on the right side of breaking, it's an arrow straight to the heart. A lovely record that pleasingly aspires to be nothing more than just that.