Horse Feathers Talk Folk Itches and Identity Crises

The folk institution shares Appreciation.by Ben SalmonFor a decade (encompassing five well-received albums), Horse Feathers were known for delicately gorgeous acoustic folk songs, often dressed up with orchestral arrangements and anchored by frontman Justin Ringle’s cerebral lyrics. But on 2014’s So It Is with Us, the Portland-born institution started prudently exploring new sounds, tempos, and textures.That exploration blooms in full on the band’s new record, Appreciation, rel