Cease to Begin

Cease to Begin
Studio album by
Band of Horses
ReleasedOctober 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)
RecordedEcho Mountain Studios, Asheville, North Carolina
GenreIndie rock
Length34:45
LabelSub Pop
ProducerPhil Ek
Band of Horses chronology
Everything All the Time
(2006) 		Cease to Begin
(2007) 		Infinite Arms
(2010)
Singles from Cease to Begin
  1. "Is There a Ghost"
    Released: August 28, 2007
  2. "No One's Gonna Love You"
    Released: February 25, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Blender[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.7/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Cease to Begin is the second album by Band of Horses, released on October 9, 2007. This album solidified the band's sound and was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 35 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[12] The singles "Is There a Ghost" and "No One's Gonna Love You" appear on the album.

  1. ^ "Reviews for Cease To Begin by Band of Horses". Metacritic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Cease to Begin – Band of Horses". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Hyden, Steven (October 9, 2007). "Band Of Horses: Cease To Begin". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Grierson, Tim. "Band of Horses: Cease to Begin". Blender. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Hann, Michael (October 12, 2007). "Band of Horses, Cease to Begin". The Guardian. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Worthy, Stephen (October 19, 2007). "Band Of Horses: Cease To Begin". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 8, 2007). "Band of Horses: Cease to Begin". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Band of Horses: Cease to Begin". Q (257): 112. December 2007.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (October 18, 2007). "Cease to Begin". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  10. ^ Modell, Josh (November 2007). "Band of Horses: Cease to Begin". Spin. 23 (11): 114. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Band of Horses: Cease to Begin". Uncut (127): 84. December 2007.
  12. ^ "Band of Horses". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-01-02.