: Band of Horses, known early in its life simply as Horses, is an Indie band formed in Charleston, South Carolina, United States and later moved to Seattle, Washington by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Tim Meinig and Chris Early. Creighton Barret and Rob Hampton Later replaced Meinig and Early and in February 2006 Joe Arnone joined the troupe. They are currently signed to Fat Possum Records. Band of Horses was formed by Ben Bridwell (guitar, vocals) and Mat Brooke (guitar) in 2004 after the break-up of their previous band, Carissa's Wierd. Read more about Band of Horses on Last.fm.