The Horse Flies

After a thrilling 2009 show we have had frequent requests for the return of this Ithaca NY based band!
A longtime favorite of critics and fans, but a pigeonholer's nightmare, The Horse Flies blend Americana roots with indie rock, ethnic percussion, creative songwriting, and a fierce, percolating groove. With a love of both the traditional and the modern, The Flies have consistently explored the intersection of the two to create a musical world all their own. Part trance-inducing minimalism, achieved through a neo-primitive approach to fiddle music, and part folk-rock American gothic, achieved through emotive singing and haunting, original songs, The Flies' music is recognized for its intensity, quirkiness, poetry, and skill.
In 2008 The Horse Flies released Until the Ocean, their first new album in a number of years. It's received positive attention throughout the U.S. and internationally. Influential radio station KCRW, in Los Angeles, featured the album as a top new release and chose the song "14 Reasons" as a "Top Tune," an honor given recently to such artists as Aimee Mann, Neko Case, Fleet Foxes, Damian Rice, and Jamie Lidell.