Horse Jumper of Love strike me as one of those things you can rely on. Like the tide coming in and going out, the sun doing a similar thing, except for up and down in its particular case.
Horse Jumper of Love do something akin to this, although of course I wouldn't claim for a moment that what they do is quite so fundamental to all of our continuing existences and well-being. They put out rather lovely records though on a regular basis. That's more than enough to treasure them.
They hail from Boston, which should make your ears prick up. Boston is one of the World's Premier League music cities, always capable of a shock result to put the big boys in their place. HJoL specialise in charm. Mid paced songs that turn neat circles and unpack their beauty at a leisurely, assured pace.
Latest album, Heartbreak Rules, doesn't attempt to reinvent their wheel. In some cases, Teenage Fanclub, Dinosaur Jr. Buffalo Tom, it's not required. They're the reliable guys in the Indie Rock pack. The friends to turn to turn to when life's hit you hard and you need a couple of stiff drinks and sound advice to set you back on the rails.
This is half an hour of damned good company. They've done it again. If you haven't discovered the small but perfectly formed world of Horse Jumper of Love, (and that in itself is a fine, fine name for a band), it's high time you did.
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