Horse Lords are an American experimental rock quartet from Baltimore, active since 2010. Andrew Bernstein (saxophone), Max Eilbacher (bass), Owen Gardner (guitar), and Sam Haberman (drums) build their sound on just intonation tuning, polyrhythm, and algorithmic composition, drawing on krautrock, Afrobeat, and Appalachian folk. Three of the four members relocated to Germany in 2021, and the band has released over ten albums and live recordings, on RVNG Intl. since 2022.
Horse Lords released their sixth studio album Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! on June 12, 2026 on the RVNG Intl. label - for the first time in the band's history with vocal guests.
In March 2026, the band announced British, European and North American tours for the new album and released the first two songs along with a music video.
In November 2025, FRKWYS Vol. 18: Extended Field was released, a collaborative project of Horse Lords and Berlin-based composer Arnold Dreyblatt for the FRKWYS series of the RVNG Intl. label.
In March 2024, the band released the live album As It Happened: Horse Lords Live.
Since 2021, three of the four band members have moved to Germany, where Horse Lords is now based.
