Band of Horses
Orpheum Theater 216 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Sunday, Nov. 13, Orpheum Theater, 7 pm
From the beginning of their now decade-old career, Band of Horses were always luminaries of twinkling, atmospheric indie rock. But recent albums have seen the members of the South Carolina quintet embracing their Southern roots. Beginning with 2010’s Infinite Arms, the band has leaned into a more streamlined Southern rock sound, and it’s working: Between the stellar musicianship of their early work and the knack for pop songcraft in the later, they rank among the country’s finest rock bands. With Wild Belle.