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Artist
minihorse
12+ albums
indie rockshoegazedream popUnited StatesMichigan
about
Ben Collins - vox, guitar /// Christian Anderson - bass, vox \\\ John Fossum - drums, vox At the age of 32, Ben Collins has already lived an entire lifetime. From working with some of Michigan’s most talented indie rockers to traveling the world as practical bodyguard to a robot (yes, you read that right) and expanding his mind through life-changing ayahuasca trips, he’s accrued a breadth of experience most people only dream of—and all before releasing his first album, no less. Living Room Art, the first album from Collins’ minihorse project, is equal parts dreamy and disturbing, nailing a softly psychedelic sound not unlike indie heroes Grandaddy and Olivia Tremor Control. The trio’s blend of crunchy guitars, wavering atmospherics, and Collins’ cushion-soft vocals feels totally unique and revitalizing right now, creating a world as tactile and fascinating as Collins’ life itself. As the theoretical brains behind minihorse, the 32-year-old Collins has had music in his life practically since birth; his parents met at music school, and his younger brother is a band director. “Everyone in my family plays music—I’m probably the worst musician in my family,” he says with a self-deprecating laugh. After attending the University of Michigan to study performing arts technology, which he describes as “a strange degree that covers all sorts of media—music, performance, film, sound recording,” Collins struck out working as an engineer at the age of 18 while going to school. “The best w
