Horse Feathers Announce Words Are Dead 20th Anniversary Reissue & Tour
2 Jul 2026 · Stereogum
Back in 2006, Horse Feathers were making a lot of noise, metaphorically speaking. The Portland band released their debut album Words Are Dead right between the freak folk craze and the emergence of more polished indie-folk superstars like Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver, and their music could be understood as a bridge between those phases. It's so intimate that Justin Ringle sometimes seems to be whisper…