Brown Horse are a Norwich-based country rock band. Rooted in a collaborative approach to songwriting, the six-piece mix guitar-driven 90s alternative rock with the folk and country sounds of the 70s.
The band are excited to release their second album, ‘All The Right Weaknesses’, out April 4th 2025 on Loose Music. The group returned to Sickroom Studios in Norfolk following a multi-month European tour. Road tested and road worn, the band tracked these eleven songs in a whirlwind week of live takes. Building on the stark twang of their debut album, ‘Reservoir’ (9/10 Uncut, **** The Times, **** Mojo), ‘All The Right Weaknesses’ sees an energised Brown Horse meld slacker-rock, folk, and alt-country – equal parts Lucinda Williams, Jason Molina, The Breeders and Silver Jews. Weary, wry and disarmingly honest, these songs flash a smile at the dark and strange. With contributions from the band’s multiple songwriters, the record is a patchwork far greater than the sum of its parts.“stunning debut”
9/10
UNCUT
"an entirely unique yet instantly recognisable sound"
★★★★
MOJO
"extraordinary emotional heft. What a debut"
★★★★
THE SUNDAY TIMES
"a seriously good - and curiously British - addition to the country rock canon"
★★★★
THE TIMES
“the first outstanding album of 2024”
★★★★★
THE SCOTTISH DAILY EXPRESS
“Often lyrically enigmatic and poetic, Brown Horse’s music is capable of both molten ferocity and tender sepia-grained caresses; it’s a hugely confident debut that bodes well for a sustained career”
“A wonderful debut, to hear more from Brown Horse is a pool of expectation that the listener will crave”
★★★★
“A melancholy masterpiece of layered sounds and words of heartache and loneliness...is it too early to talk about album of the year?”
9/10
"A few, a very few, new releases these days carry sufficient weight of assurance to make me drop everything and pay sufficient close attention to write an immediate eulogy, and for that new release to be a debut album is rare indeed. Six-piece Norfolk band Brown Horse have pulled off that feat with aplomb however"
“A confident debut, that – pleasingly – is really difficult to pigeonhole – having said that, there’s the feel of the Felice Brothers all over this which is no bad thing”
“Reservoir is quite an astoundin g debut album with the band showcasing a true affinity with classic alt country”
“Impressively blends a hauntingly lonesome sound with doleful ballads and more up-tempo rockers…a fiercely intense suite of songs”
“Brown Horse's debut is one of the brightest records we've heard during this early year”
“these guys are for real”
“this band plays with an off-hand folk-rock ‘n’ lovely roll toss that swirls and curls like gothic smoke under the moist gravity of an August harvest moon”
“one of the sharpest, smartest and most tender offerings in some time”
“The sound of the band defies their age…so we can expect a lot more to come from this outfit in the future”
“evocative and deeply affecting debut… timeless gems”
NATIONAL WORLD NEWSPAPERS
“a dark and sultry reflection of the more gloomy sides of human nature”
“Reservoir stands as a testament to Brown Horse’s ability to blend nostalgic country elements with a more modern, alt-rock edge. At points it’s distressed and elliptic, at other points meditative, diving and swooping. These are well-arranged songs with punchy hooks”
“Keep in mind too, that this is just their debut album and the inescapable conclusion is that the future of Americana might be a band from Norfolk. Figure that one out. In fact, don’t bother. Just listen to “Reservoir” instead. It’s as good as it gets.”
9.5/10
MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC
“Brown Horse make their debut in fine fashion… timeless”
★★★★
NE LIFESTYLE
“This album, put simply, is really, really lovely and well worth a listen”
“Reservoir’s playing is assured, meaningful and the right level of improvisational to make for a breezy release in a UK country scene that is severely lacking. In ten years time we may well be thanking Brown Horse for lighting the kindling of a whole new wave of alt-country”
“beautiful”
“Debut from Norfolk six-piece that timeless folk/country tinted sounds of the 70s revised with a guitar-driven 90s alt/rock edge in a set of soul-stirring songs”
"This band will be playing the big stages soon"
"manages the rare feat of sounding unique as early as the debut album"
HIFI & MUSIK 4/5
"Dark horse candidate for album of the year"
MUSIKKNYHETER 9/10
