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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0098787077728 Label: Sub Pop Manufacturer: Sub Pop Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sub Pop Release Date: June 03, 2008 Studio: Sub Pop Sales Rank: 47 MPN: 70777 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Seattle's Fleet Foxes traffic in baroque harmonic pop. They draw influences from the traditions of folk, pop, choral, gospel, sacred harp singing, West Coast music, traditional music from Ireland to Japan, film scores, and their NW peers. The subject matter ranges from the natural world and familial bonds to bygone loves and stone cold graves. Amazon.co.uk: It's now twenty years since grunge emerged from then culturally isolated Seattle and Fleet Foxes, the eponymous debut album from the city's latest heroes, demonstrates just how much American independent rock has mutated in that time. The five young members of Fleet Foxes make up a very different sort of rock band, describing their own music as "baroque harmonic pop jams". Even that understates the depths of the quintet's effortless vocal harmonies and gently woozy, folky feel. Of their contemporaries only the enigmatic Midlake and My Morning Jacket at their most fragile come close, but neither could have cooked up the Beach Boys spiritual of "White Winter Hymnal" or its more powerful companion piece "Ragged Wood". In fact Fleet Foxes happily admit to aspiring to an earlier tradition--not just obvious antecedents like the Byrds, the Association, Neil Young and, especially, David Crosby's famously unfocussed solo album If Only I Could Remember My Name but ancient English folk songs and their later American descendents. All were hunted and gathered from the internet--songwriters Robin Pecknold and Skye Skjelset are barely in their twenties. Add a host of unlikely instruments and the results are stunning, the complete antithesis of mainstream stadium indie that has followed Arcade Fire. Still, the cover features a Bruegel painting of peasants that might have graced any Black Sabbath sleeve. In that way at least Fleet Foxes salute a local tradition. -—Steve Jelbert Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best Album of 2008The album bring back memories of the 60's and 70's folk rock. This is the perfect album to buy in vinyl. This is a must have. Rating: - "Oliver James washed in the rain no longer."Fleet Foxes' debut full length album is a pleasant, folksy good time. It doesn't really reach the heights that some more intense bands do, but the combination of good acoustic guitar work, alternately catchy and haunting vocal harmonies, and unique song structures make for a record really worth listening too. The hippie-looking Robin Pecknold is probably the band's driving force, writing all the lyrics and taking charge with the vocals, but you get the feeling they just like playing together as ... Read More Rating:  - Another Pitchfork Brainwash!People, this is an average album by an average band. Yes, the melodies are pretty, yes, the guitars are pretty, yes, they have beards and they're from Seattle. Are you indie monkeys getting the picture here? You've just been sold another retro, throwback album. Why can't we just see these guys for what they really are? A bunch of dudes just playing some songs, no boundaries are being broken, no experimentation is on hand. The fact that people are viewing this as some kind of colossally new form of ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic!!Outstanding composition, harmonies, and delivery. Do yourself a favor and get on board with this group! And go see them live whenever you can! Rating: - Fantastic FoxesI am in awe of this album. The band describes their sound as "baroque harmonic pop jams" which is pretty accurate except for the jam part which brings to mind those long, aimless and barely melodic exercises in ego-stroking which clearly this isn't. These are well-constructed and concise folk-pop gems with influences (to my ears) such as the Beach Boys; Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young (with emphasis on Crosby and Young); and Sufjan Stevens while remaining totally original. It's impossible to get a feel ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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