Horse Feathers third album, second on Kill Rock Stars,Thistled Springdisplays a rich progression more textured and lush than the bandʼs previous two albums, it also captures the skillful interplay of the bandʼs current touring lineup of Justin Ringle (on vocals & Guitar), violinist Nathan Crockett, cellist Catherine Odell, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Cooper. Lyrically Ringle continues to explore broken relationships, longing, and pain, but this album has an undercurrent of heat that translates to a thawing of frozen hearts, and music which rushes like spring torrents, all of which points to a resurgence of life after a hard winter.