Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From

Well this one slipped past my ears this year.

Tired Pony was formed by Gary Lightbody (of Snow Patrol), who had a "long-term ambition" of making a country album. It was through this process that Tired Pony, a music supergroup consisting of Gary Lightbody, Richard Colburn (Belle & Sebastian), Iain Archer, Garret Lee, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Scott McCaughey and Troy Stewart came into being. The band also features M.Ward (She and Him), Zooey Deschanel (She and Him), and Tom Smith.
Lightbody formed the group out of his appreciation for country music, and has during the early planning phase described the group's music once as "country-tinged" but explained later that in the end the album's development turned out much more to Americana than Country during the whole creative process in the studio. The group visited Portland, Oregon in January 2010 to record this debut album, which is being produced by member Lee. The Place We Ran From was released on 12 July 2010.

I have recently been enjoying this album a lot and I hope you all enjoy it as well. You can check out a couple songs from The Place We Ran From below.


Tired Pony - Get On the Road

Tired Pony - Dead American Writers

-Bryce