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Fleet Foxes by: Fleet Foxes List Price: CDN$ 12.99 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 10.49 You Save: CDN$2.50 (19%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0098787077728 Label: Sub Pop-Internation. Manufacturer: Sub Pop-Internation. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sub Pop-Internation. Release Date: June 03, 2008 Studio: Sub Pop-Internation. Sales Rank: 3 MPN: 70777 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - fleet foxes deliverFleet Foxes may have a firm grasp on rock and folk history, but they never play to their record collection. Rather than revive a particular scene or re-create a lost sound, the Seattle quintet cherrypick their ideas from a broad spectrum of styles, pulling in Appalachian folk, classic rock, AM country, and SoCal pop to create a personal synthesis of the music of their peers, their parents, and even their grandparents. The band didn't leave town to record Fleet Foxes, yet it sounds like it could have been recorded anywhere in the United States-- Austin, Minneapolis, Chicago, Brooklyn, Louisville, or more likely some clearing in the woods. That placelessness constitutes an active effacement, considering that Seattle has been a locus ... Read More: Rating: - Hold me dear, into the nightThe Fleet Foxes are a rock band that sounds like no other -- imagine a pastoral choir overwhelming a sweeping folk-rock band, in the middle of a sunlit forest in the spring. That's about the sound of the Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut album -- it's a stream of lush, jangly folk pop, edged with a touch of baroque and country-rock. While their "Sun Giant" EP was an excellent introduction, it's nothing compared to the rough-edged grandeur of the full-length album, with its glorious instrumentation and vivid lyricism. The only really offputting part of the album is the opening five seconds, when an off-key chorale sings, "Reeeeed squirrel in the morning/Reeeeeeeed squirrel in the evening..." Then the song suddenly ... Read More: |
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