A Natural Death
A Natural Death represents the third full-length release by Horse the Band, debuting on August 28, 2007. This album is notable as the last to feature bassist Dashiell Arkenstone and uniquely includes drummer Chris Prophet. Produced by Brian Virtue and distributed through Koch Records, the record fuses styles such as Nintendocore, noise rock, and hardcore punk.
Overview
Nathan Winneke, the lead vocalist, explains that A Natural Death delves into concepts of origin, annihilation, and humanity's trivial place within the immensity of space and time. The album functions as a warning against human hubris and its repercussions.
The track "Murder" gained considerable exposure on the Hard Attack channel of Sirius Satellite Radio. In terms of commercial success, the album attained position #4 on the Top Heatseekers chart and reached #27 on the Independent Albums chart during 2007.
Trivia
- Initially, "Crow Town" was listed as track 10 and "The Red Tornado" as track 9; however, shortly after release, these were replaced by "Broken Trail." Within "Lif," audio snippets from earlier songs, including crow noises from "Crow Town," confirm its original inclusion on the album.
- "The Red Tornado" draws inspiration from the comic book superhero Red Tornado.
Personnel
- Horse the Band
- Erik Engstrom – keyboards, Game Boy, sampling
- Nathan Winneke – lead vocals
- David Isen – guitar
- Dashiell Han Arkenstone – bass guitar, baritone guitar, organ
- Chris Prophet – drums
- Production
- Brian Virtue – producer, engineer, mixing
- David Klein – artwork and design