Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP
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Free Music Review: Here we go, yay!
Hit: 5 Stars
I hear everything, all types, all genres, everything. And here is something unexpected; a huge unexpected treat! Apparently, somebody else loves harmony, and have the talent and originality to bring it to us as something different still. Lot's has been written about Fleet Foxes, so I'll let my two cents be: "original, mysterious, pretty, unpretentious, catchy, and unexpected".
I'll bet they are having a good time. This is really special music.
Free Music Review: I believe I have an illness...
Hit: 5 Stars
I listen to this band way too much. It's been months since Sun Giant was released and I still listen to it practically every day. Fleet Foxes are like no other band out there, despite the many easy comparisons that could be (and have been) made. Though one could write it off as easy listening, it ain't easy or dumbed down music.
Like anything really good, you might not be sure you like it at first, but it gets better with each listen. They may be in "acquired taste" territory for some, but if you like folk or folk-rock or any of their modern indie descendants, you should check them out.
Between their two releases, Sun Giant is the far better introduction to the band for the uninitiated. The two cd's were released within a few months of each other and Sun Giant certainly came first for a reason. The five nearly perfect songs throw down the gauntlet and always leave you wanting more. If you like this one, you'll be ready for the more challenging, but just as great, full length eponymous cd.
Free Music Review: Comparisons are difficult
Hit: 5 Stars
When a band comes along with a sound that is classic but uniquely new, comparisons are always tempting. While the comparisons to CSN&Y, or My Morning Jacket are going to be inevitable, these similarities are often focused on specific bits of the sound, like a lead singers voice or the frequent harmonies, rather than the overall tone. A more likely comparison, I would agree, is Grizzly Bear - sometimes bare and soulful but never lacking, and sometimes downright rocking. This is a wonderful debut, a sign of greatness to come, and even with just five songs still one of the better albums of an already oustanding music year.Free Music Review: Just sneaked by "For Emma, Forever ago" as my favorite album of the year
Hit: 5 Stars
Since the early seventies, musicians have been trying to relocate that vein of rock and roll that reached its pinnacle in the sixties with CSN, the Incredible String Band, Canned Heat, The Band, Neil Young, (I'd say Bob Dylan too, but I'll never see him matched in my lifetime) etc. As far as I'm concerned, rarely, if ever, has anybody found it. The Fleet Foxes, on the other hand, have struck that vein dead on. With Sun Giant, as I'm sure their up and coming album will, they haven't merely rehashed old sounds, they have given the old sounds a new edge. Mykonos has to be their greatest achievement in this album, but every song is epic and beyond the years of such a young band. Sure they've got their heads in the clouds, but they're likewise grounded. Their sound goes back to the basics, and by so doing, is able to support the lofty harmonies, weaving rounds, and ambitious compositions. Whatever their future in music holds, I can tell from these five songs that it's going to be bright. I'm rarely a loyalist to any particular group or musician, but they have a returning listener in me.Free Music Review: Spectacular Debut
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a spectacular EP by a band that you will most likely be hearing more about in the near future. Reminiscent of My Morning Jacket and other bands within the folk/rock/indie genre, but better. Their music is transcendent; the harmonies and melodies are grand and there's never a misplaced note...anywhere. Great music for kicking back on a summer day or chilling out on a rainy one. Buy it now so that you can be the first to tell your friends about them. You can't go wrong with this one.
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