In anticipation of their upcoming album, Things Are Great, which is set for release on Jan. 21 via BMG, Band of Horses recently shared the song “In Need of Repair.” In the lyric video for the track, band founder Ben Bridwell hand-writes each of the words on pieces of paper on a clipboard as he and his dog sit in front of the fireplace. Although the setting suggests the warmth of family that comes this time of year, the lyrics present a tale of loneliness and longing for the company of the past. “I’m sitting in my usual chair,” the song goes,” “Feeling the walls around me closing in / I’m in a state of disrepair.” Sad as it is, it may bring people joy in the universality that is trying just to get out of bed each morning.
“It’s always a bit overwhelming to hear about the role you play in people’s lives,” Bridwell said in a press release, “And how the songs resonate with some of their big moments, like when they fall in love, or lose that love, or just lose someone close to them. But really, I think the thing that connects all the Band of Horses albums is I’m always complaining about something.”
Things Are Great is the band’s first studio album in more than five years. The group has still been performing, though. In 2020, they were featured as part of the lineup for the Foo Fighter’s 25th Anniversary concert DJ Jam. With this new album, they may be motivated to go on the road again.
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