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Music : Fleet FoxesBrowse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of Music and Fleet Foxes. Rating:  - Nearly Flawless: At Minimum, A Minor ClassicOver the past ten years Jim James and My Morning Jacket have worked tirelessly to put themselves in the enviable position to where they tour, associate, hang with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, to be considered peers or at least peers in training, the kind of artist, like Conor Oberst, worthy of soaking up such wisdom. This is largely due to their release 'It Still Moves' a wonderful record that alternately smolders and burst with the kind of fire Patrick Fugit, playing Cameron Crow, called 'incidiary' in Almost Famous. And while MMJ arguably hit a lull in 2008, it must be doubly frustrating that on their first try, Seattle upstart, Fleet Foxes, has released the record MMJ would have only dreamed of. Now most believe, likely correctly, James doesn't operate that way, but you could hardly blame him if he did. Fleet Foxes debut shimmers with more truth and succinct purpose than anything MMJ has yet released and its worth noting the last two MMJ records have attempted to edit It 'Still Moves' bliss into more palettable, digestible bite-sized morsels. There simply isn't a week track on Fleet Foxes eponymous debut but the single "White Winter Hymnal" has attracted the most attention. The track begins acapella with a tuneful vocal building in a logical progression of the original hook as if some kind of Americana variation of 2006 Peter Bjorn & John. Its incredibly simple, as most hymns are, but also just as true. "He Doesn't Know Why" follows three only barely inferior moments beginning with 'Ahhhs' that properly set the table and the key before the song delivers a narrative on the hopelessness of a lost love. Musically, the interval between notes sounds equavalent and the deliberate spacing captures the despair contained of the lyrics. It would be justified to write a paragraph of each song here but in the interest of time and in honor of the ideal Fleet Foxes have illustrated above, I won't. The entire record plays like an equal measure of Pet Sounds and Music For Big Pink and for this the comparison to My Morning Jacket is due as these reference points are shared by both bands. However, where Fleet Foxes leave MMJ in the dust is with the clarity of their direction. Where MMJ find a good idea and bask in it often soaking it in reverb (I Will Sing You Songs), the Foxes articulate their purpose clearly, effectively and briefly and then get out of there. This allows that purpose to be more powerful, likening it to how Bob Rock added punch to Metallica's Black Album by comparision to their 80s material. Suffice it to say, the Fleet Foxes debut is among the 2008's most rewarding releases. It would not be surprising to see it rank beside Arcade Fire's sophomore release "Funeral" for precedent within the indie scene by the conclusion of the decade. Get it now if you haven't already. You will not be disappointed. Rating:  - Phenomenal Debut AlbumA friend of mine recommended the Foxes to me and since my first listen to this record months ago, I have been hooked, mesmerized and moved by their music. What I most love about their sound is the mix of 60s folk along with a more spiritual Celtic sound. I certainly haven't listened to enough music this year to say whether this is one of the best albums. However, I've listened to just enough to say that this is my favorite album of the year. From the first notes of "Sun Rises" and "White Winter Hymnal" to the last songs of "Meadowlarks", "Blue Ridge Mountains" and "Oliver James", this record moves my soul. Along with their EP, the Fleet Foxes have me hooked. Rating: - RefreshingThis album for me is a like if John Denver joined Crosby, Stills, and Nash and they rented out a flat in Seattle and they just made an album. Folksy, harmonious, and rainy. I like it. Rating:  - Emperor's New ClothesThis is a serviceable rendition of any number of vocal harmony-focused California bands from past eras. The album breaks no ground, but its one trick is pleasant. I have to say, though, the Thorns did this revival much better and they also didn't wear floppy hats. Rating:  - Everything old is new againThere were a lot of groups like this on the West Coast in the 60s. I'm old enough to have forgotten their names. Some were on labels, other just played the club circuit. You'd drop some acid and listen to the jangley sounds and harmonies. Oh, I just remembered one of them, The Incredible String Band. You'd listen to that and then some counterculture comedy troupe on vinyl. Then you'd make out with your girlfriend. I guess everything old is new again because these guys are so, so much like a Haight-Ashbury lovefest that it's startling. They look so much like the people I knew back then that I swear I smoked dope and did acid with some of their parents or uncles. I probably made out with some of their mothers and aunts, too. I don't have any of that old vinyl anymore even though it was kind of cool back then and I remember it fondly. I don't have any need to hear this more than once, either. It's worth a five buck download. Maybe if you're young it sounds fresh and hip. I'd have to take a hit of acid again to like truly this and I don't do that stuff anymore. This one is strictly for the under 25 crowd or people very, very nostalgic about the 1960s. |