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Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes


(forget Brooklyn, what's in the water in the Northwest?)

The last few years seem to have brought upon a return to a more vocal sound with a lot of bands. (see Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, among many others) A Rolling Stone review of the album states "Indie rock is undergoing a folk renaissance, which has spawned some great harmony singing". Seattle's Fleet Foxes takes the reign with their rustic sounding, ultra harmonizing, folk rock. The vocals themselves in Fleet Foxes' debut self-titled album serve as vibrant colors to an otherwise modern day masterpiece of a musical painting.

What becomes of the debut is a record that sounds years older than it actually is. To attempt to describe the beauty in this album would be an injustice, one must hear for themselves to really understand. But Fleet Foxes do however play to their strengths, conjuring up imagery of an older time, of sun-soaked mountains, lost ancestors, the coming of spring, & the innocent beauty of sweetly singing birds. Take some moments from Blue Ridge Mountains for further proof:

"In the quivering forest
Where the shivering dog rests
Our good grandfather
Built a wooden nest
And the river got frozen
And the home got snowed in
And the yellow moon glowed bright
Till the morning light"

At it's best, Fleet Foxes displays all the warmth of a front porch on a Summer's night. Fleet Foxes succeed in making a brilliant debut album sounding as old as the hills, here's to the fact that they're all still in their 20's.