Ever felt that you just had to find out about a band, even though uyou had never heard a note of their music? Yes? No? NO?!?! Well, I was kind of intrigued by Fleet Foxes, on the grounds that a) the cover of their full-length, self-titled debut LP looks like a Brueghel/Flemish picture (cue smug reader telling me that, actually blah blah whatever) b) they are signed to Bella Union in the UK and Sub Pop in the US, which is kinda like having your cake and eating it. Not to mention the fact that they come from Seattle.
So God bless emusic, last night I downloaded both their debut LP and the five track EP Sun Giant...dammit, they are good. I have now realised that Americana is not just shorthand for people who like Country music but hate Billy Ray Cyrus, this is music that actually blends in so much American sounding music, and it sounds rootsy, real, some of it's acapella and there's a nice bit of a baroque feel as well. They say they grew up listening to the music of their parents...and it's produced something that sounds excellent.
Give these tracks a listen, and please let me know what you think.
Fleet Foxes -'Sun Giant.' mp3
Fleet Foxes -'Sun It Rises.' mp3
Fleet Foxes on Wikipedia
Oh, go on, linked to the Sub Pop page, here is another Fleet Foxes track 'White Winter Hymnal:
Fleet Foxes -'White Winter Hymnal.' mp3
Fleet Foxes on Myspace
6 comments:
white winter hymnal is a beautiful track, good luck to these guys for producing such good music.
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Ed
I had the same expereince with this band, Ed.
("Ever felt that you just had to find out about a band, even though uyou had never heard a note of their music?")
Yet to really 'get' it. Though it has been a couple of weeks since I gave it a listen. I'll give it another bash.
Gav
www.letterboxrecords.com
It really is worth it Gav, trust me...
Ed
It really is worth it Gav, trust me...
Ed
Just thought I'd revisit this as I've listened to them a bit more. I really like them, obviously influenced from another time but still sounding fresh and many people seem to agree.
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