Fleet Foxes

It seems that they're really influenced by Beach Boys. I like it cuz it's organic.

Funky and almost stereotypically indie. Didn't blow me away, but I'm enjoying it. Kinda Lukáš Novotný medieval fantasy vibes and quite gospely. Will come back to it again to form a more profound opinion. Overall though from my first 1.5 listens a solid 7/10.

Feels more... Folky, choiry or acoustic-y? Not really my thing if I'm being honest. Won't listen again.

Fleet Foxes? More like Cock Penis 5/10

Sun it Rises - 4/5 Decent folk song, road trip montage type beat. White Winter Hymnal - 4.5/5 A very cozy song, don't know how to describe it further. Ragged Wood - 4/5 Very upbeat and energetic compared to the previous. I like it. Weaker 2nd half. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - 2.5/5 Meh, not much going on musically. Vocals carry. Quiet Houses - 2.5/5 Repetitive lyrics, but carried by a great vocal performance and a nice beat. He Doesn't Know Why - 3/5 Very triumphant sounding. Heard Them Stirring - 3.5/5 A somber song with a lot of soul, no lyrics no problem. Your Protector - 4.5/5 Very beautiful start, builds into yet again a very soothing folk song. Meadowlarks - 3/5 A much more reserved song, it's fine. Musically engaging nonetheless. Blue Ridge Mountains - 5/5 I am ill equipped to describe this types of music-- it's just a very pleasant vibe that just excels, with unique and powerful sections throughout the song. Oliver James - 2.5/5 Decent, albeit a bit empty. Overall thoughts: Did not think I would really enjoy folk music but this ended up being very pleasant and cozy. Came out swinging with the first few songs. For a debut album this was surprisingly solid and there weren't any songs I was bored listening to, didn't overstay its welcome.

Sun It Rises - 3.75/5 i LIKE IT White Winter Hymnal - 4.25/5 actually really good Ragged Wood - 3.8/5 Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - 2.8/5 much too simple, needs bass Quiet Houses - 2.5/5 extremely repetitive He Doesn't Know Why - 3.2/5 Heard Them Stirring - 3.2/5 Your Protector - 4.08/5 Meadowlarks - 3.7/5 Blue Ridge Mountains - 4.5/5 holy shit zack bryan?? Oliver James - 3/5 Good album. Completely torn between 3/5, and 4/5 overall, but leaning towards 4 because was very well crafted together and had some really good moments

Sun It Rises - Feels like the kind of thing that should be played over a montage of a small village festival, then suddenly goes all in with the twangy strings. 3.7/5 White Winter Hymnal - I enjoy the way this guy sings summertime. Instruments sound really good together here, bass is punchy. 4.1/5 Ragged Wood - Good, the vocal melody gets a bit repetitive (ironic considering this has been the most lyrically diverse song so far). The bass solo into the second half of the song was nice. 3.6/5 At this point I stopped actively listening. I’d have to categorize this album as either upper tier of mid or decent. It doesn’t suck but it’s also very forgettable and the instruments and vocals across songs are similar enough to blend together. 3.4/5

Wauwie

4.5

I was following the, I was following the, I was following the, I was following the, I was following the, I was following the... Indie tíminn var svo kósý. Man-buns og skegg. Hipp og kúl að drekka IPA og margar góðar hljómsveitir komu fram. Þessi plata er virkilega vönduð og raunar ólík þessu stereótýpíska indie rokki, enda eins og hljómsveitin hafi ákveðið að semja pjúra folk plötu með nútímatwisti. Fílaða. Stutt og laggott.

Óskaplega fallegar lagasmíðar og vönduð tónlist, líklega aðeins of vandað fyrir minn smekk. Vantar einhvern smá hráleika og eina og eina skítuga nótu. Skil samt vel þá sem elska refina. Mjög góð vinnutónlist en ekki eitthvað sem ég myndi hlusta mikið á þess utan. White Winter Hymn er alltaf frábært lag og píanó kaflinn í lok He doesnt know why var alla vega smá spúnk.

Sometimes I was bobbing by head, but most of the time it's a no from me. Will I listen to again: 0%

so beautiful, harmonium vibes, i would have appreciated less reverb-y moments maybe tho

lidt kedeligt tamburinen i alle numre minder mig for meget om julemusik 2/5 ok for genren :d

I love Fleet Foxes. The harmonies, the echo-y singer songwriter shit. I prefer Helplessness Blues to this one.

I've listened to this album so many times the songs are starting to lose some appeal. Still really enjoy it though, one of my favorites from that era - "Ragged Wood" - all time banger

Had this on repeat when it first came out. Still excellent road trip music.

still a bland album

Liked this, especially the peasant one, track 3 or 4. Folks but a little bit different. The other way round to some of the more recent offerings, in that first bit was dodgy, then came good. Think I'll let it just scrape a 4.

Bloody lovely listen that! Beautiful harmonies and created a sense of tranquility. Stand out tracks for me were ‘Your Protector’, ‘Ragged Wood’ and ‘He Doesn’t Know Why’. A strong 3 star, but might have grown into a 4 if had more listens.

Released on Sub Pop in the US and Bella Union over here, what's not to like? Dug out my copy I bought a few years ago from a charity shop and gave it a proper listen. Not your 'normal' Sub Pop band, but I suppose times change. It was ok. Best debut album of all time? No. It drifted along in a pleasant enough way, nothing particularly stand out really. So gets a mid 2.

Classic

I get the appeal, and certainly appreciate the solid composition and songwriting. I lived through the post-folk period at the end of the 90's and early 2000's and I fell there was much more interesting artists making this kind of accessible but contemporary folk-ish sound back then. It's not bad music, jut not that interesting to me.

Every generation gets the CSN it deserve. Those who got FFs should consider themselves quite fortunate as this is interesting and elevating, fresh and original, thoughtful and often lovely, even soothing at times. One will never forget hearing "White Winter Hynmal" for the first time and it's not lost much of that impact or purity. it feels almost good for you to listen to it. The band may not have grown a lot on last several releases, but what they do, they do extremely well – and more wholesome-seemingly and affectingly than others in their peer group.

After I decided to make peace with the music of my generation (thanks to AF), I decided to get into as much indie music as possible, so of course I listened to this record back in the day, of course I talked about it during those endless nights at my out of town buddy’s apartment with his too cool for school roommates along to likes of Beirut and others, but I guess I wasn’t enough into it to listen again in full after those days were over. Today the vocals sounded a bit out there for me but it was a nice moment and a good throw back. Note apart for that Tiger Mountain Song. I do listen to it quite often and I actually think it’s one of the greatest things I ever heard. God I miss those days.

I'm familiar with some of their songs - very easy to listen to in one go over a walk

Great for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Favorite track: "He doesn't know why". Beautiful melody.

One of my favorite bands. What an album, feels like going hiking... Amazing from start to finish

Some catchy tunes.

Very good. I see a lot of influence here that’s shown in other more recent alt music

Amazing - incredible engineering. A lot of sample worthy songs. Cohesive top to bottom. I really like the artwork too

Simply brilliant.

Really enjoyed this. It's white boy folk but it's also psychedelic and sounds good as hell after a fat blunt. Spacey, heady folk shit. Pretty.

Loved every second of it!

Classic indie folk. They kind of do it the best.

Awesome. Not entirely my style preference, but I can imagine being inspired to play this album again on a quiet Sunday morning or if I had friends over and was feeling a little pretentious.

Blue Ridge Mountains and White Winter Hymnal are hauntingly beautiful.

Hørt ikke hele, men ælska d æ hørt. Rolig chill fint

Nice polite and satisfying

Not my type

A perfect one to pop up for the weather getting colder. Reflective, beautiful, melodic, impeccably crafted. Not for everyone or every mood, and no, they’re not “authentic” country woodsmen, but who really cares? Probably the only thing I can fault it for is spawning a few too many sub-par imitators. Best song: Ragged Wood

Very dated sound, but overall not a bad album by any means. I wouldn't go back to listen very often

I’m a bit picky with my folk music. Fleet Foxes is good, but I wouldn’t say it’s great. A bit monotonous at times, and the vocals sound a bit of the times.

All around really solid. They never quite click with my sensibility on the level of forming an strong emotional connection to the music but I can't find much to actually fault.

A pleasant, well constructed album that’s a breath of fresh air after the string of recent picks we’ve had. These guys were huge at the turn of the decade but never really listened to them. Now they’ve been completely overshadowed by their drummer. Some of it is a bit too whimsical and soft for my taste but it’s a solid and thoughtful. Your Protector was my favorite.

I might be biased by emotion since I do have such good memories of singing some of these with the Axies and night owls, but I love that this album has such beautiful harmonies but still maintains some of the intensity of a rock band.

This album has a weird, ethereal vibe. Harmonies are excellent although I think the echo chamber effect is a bit overdone. The songs themselves are good but nothing really blew me away. Would give it 3.5 if I could.

I did not expect to give this a five, but I think this album deserves it. Fleer Foxes create a cohesive vibe throughout, with lush arrangements and sincere vocals. This sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a day in Hudson, New York or at least a drive up there. I’m hearing the influence of CSN and Paul Simon, but it still sounds modern to me.

Should relisten!

Perfect album for spooky season

Simply wonderful

One of my favourite albums

It was okay

Какие-то фолк запевы

Some of the songs are really amazing and take me to where some of Bruce hornsby's folk takes me. Some of the songs have a little too much holiday choir in them (like the opening to rockin' around the Christmas tree by Brenda Lee) or a little too much "Godspell" choir. I think in general the album benefits from the fact that I like the genre. But it doesn't seem particularly challenging music or complex instrumentation, and it doesn't feel like it's super noteworthy.

Pleasant music. Something you would listen to laying in a field of flowers. 3.5/5 Would listen to again

Amazing album. One of my favorites. Chamber pop with gorgeous harmonies. Your protector, blue ridge mountains, tiger mountain, etc are all amazing. I always associate the EP as part of this album too. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could

This is just acoustic guitar and reverb. Folk music for suburbanites. Safe, shallow and utterly soulless. This spawned a million douchebags wearing flannel shirts carrying around the most expensive guitar daddy could afford wailing into microphones pretending to be deep and sensitive.

4/5

Whimsical, wild, poetic, and genre defining indie. Great album

I have never claimed to be a huge fan of folk rock. But there is a certain part somewhere inside of me that loves an acoustic guitar and how simple it sounds. Fleet Foxes are one of the true 2000's indie darlings, and this album is pretty much an indie folk classic at this point. And this is really the perfect time of year to listen to this album. Because it feels so rooted in autumnal vibes, and gives off such a warm and nostalgic fall feeling. And it has some truly gorgeous moments, where the songs sound massive, largely due in part to the rich choral vocals and orchestral arrangements. The song Blue Ridge Mountains is honestly nothing short of a masterpiece. Although the rest of the album is good, I wish everything else was to the same level of quality that this particular song is at. It does everything right, and feels like they took each element of the album that is good, and perfected it, then put it into one song. Rating: 7/10

I really enjoy this album. It's like every flavour of ice cream with the bonus you never feel sick or tired of having it.

I remember really wanting to like this album when it was so popular. I love the sounds and vibe, but just don’t connect with the songs.

LOVE THIS ALBUM! Such amazing lyrics and vibes. This is the kind of music I love.

This was quite good.

This album was very consistent when came to overall tone, quality, and themes of the album. I enjoy the folk genre for it's up lifting feel and this album didn't disappoint.

Rating: 8.5/10 Great indie-folk album. Beautiful instrumentally and mostly great vocally. The band really shines when all instruments are playing, weakest songs are just vocals and guitar. Favorite songs: Sun It Rises, Winter Hymnal, Your Protector, Blue Ridge Mountains, Oliver James. Worst songs: Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Meadowlarks.

Good album, catchy tunes

Not bad. About what I expected, a folkier version of Band of Horses, who are my favorite of the Neil Young rehashes of that timeframe popularized by My Morning Jacket

Nicer Einstieg in das Projekt

Country and relaxing music. So far so good. (song 1: Sun It Rises)

It was ok, kind of forgettable.

Weird and funky but i like

Nice voice, nice melodies, nice guitar. But overall unremarkable. This is an album that will probably go deep when the listener is in exactly the right mood.

Beautiful album - really enjoyed. 4/5

I love fleet foxes and Winter Winter Hymnal but rest of album is pretty boring

most tracks didnt catch my attention.... i am either missing the point..... or need more listening

Not fully my vibe, but still good! There was a couple songs in there that I will listen to again

Good but wouldn’t call it a must listen to

Easy listening but nothing special

It's just good music.

Easy listening, soft Distinctive acoustic guitar Catchy and melodic lyrics

Reminds me a bit of Irish hillsides for some reason

Good echoey, woodsy PNW vibe. Kinda all sounds like itself after awhile.

Would be a good album to put on for an early morning walk through a trail on the river's edge.

I stopped paying attention after, I don't know, 3 songs? At least it wasn't as long as some other dull shit this project threw at me this week.

Very good album

Nice album. Knew one or two before, good listen.

It's good and all... But the songs aren't really songs. They're more moods.

Not good

LOVED

Enjoyable. In my preferred style

Great vocal performances, well composed and mixed instrumentals, reminds me of Funeral by Arcade Fire in the best way. Can see how this influenced music that would follow it.

Best Song: White Winter Hymnal. A song that comes exactly as advertised. The title is its descriptor. Worst Song: He Doesn't Know Why. Sounds like an overly medicated Mumford and Sons. Overall: A song that verges on too sleepy at times, but still is altogether pleasant. A quiet album for quiet settings.

Grateful that this project gave a chance to this album! Renaissance/Baroque music lover is amazed and satisfied!

a little lite for my tastes, not bad tho

The soundtrack to your McCarren Park Kickball League.

Great album

Solid all-around folky music, lovely instruments.

I've struggled to get for years and this listen was no exception. It's got a very lush soundscape with powerful orchestration but the thing is it's just so goddamn boring. I guess it's suppose to be tranquil but surface level nature imagery over folk adjacent indie rock isn't really coming off as sincere considering these boys are from Seattle. The album is inoffensive, it's fine background music but it's hard to engage or feel connected to it. By the end I was relived it was over. Rounding down to a 2

Another band I've heard of, but have never listened to. Opens on a folksy tone with Sun It Rises. Dusty, astral vocals are reminiscent of early My Morning Jacket. Same can be said for Ragged Wood. They feel like a folkier MMJ without the tendency to open into beer soaked jams. Album is very pretty in general. Vocal work is clean and the instrumentals support well without crowding. Blue Ridge Mountains was among my favorites here. I'm a light 4 on this one.

My sister introduced me to Fleet Foxes with the album so I'm excited to listen to it again. It certainly has a wanderlust vibe to it. If "Into the Wild" needed a new soundtrack, this album would be a perfect fit. Wish I had enough time to see them at Roo. I also think the rise of Fleet Foxes and the comeuppance of Hipsters is not a coincidence I really like this album, and it gets bonus points when listening to it in fall weather. The singer has a great voice and I enjoy the songs that have beat switches in their midst. The songs do sound a bit samey which is generally a knock on albums, with no exception made here. Overall this album starts out really strong in the 4 star category, but slowly declines into the 3 star territory when songs start to blend together. There's still enough great songs on here to keep it as a soft 4.

I liked the beginning few songs then heard them stirring sounded like I was in a Skyrim dungeon. But then it got a bit too folky for my liking. Good album but probably won't even listen again

Feel like I've tried to get into Fleet Foxes multiple times so we'll see about this. Always felt they were a bit too folky for me. Yup defintiely a bit too folksy for me. Pretty landscape but it''s all more and the same for me. Not something I'd come back to very often. It's like weird lullabies. Pretty solid background music while working though. I need to listen to some hard shit after listening to this and Norah Jones this morning.

Not my style

eh. not horrible but not great either. i can see the talent, but there's no way i'm putting this on ANY of my playlists.

Välttävää parempi.

I thought I liked the Fleet Foxes, this was pretty boring though

At first I thought this was kinda like listening to the mammas and the Pappas. Later on I thought it was kinda like listening to the same song on repeat.

This brought some comforting loveliness. I will be listening to this band some more for sure. I hearted about four songs.

Loved the lyrics above all else. Poetry with an incredibly beautiful accompaniment.

god when you know, you know. i’d placed my vinyl order before i even finished the record. what a sound and what a place it takes you to. this is my hozier.

Never heard of them. Nice folk rock. Good harmonies. Super mellow and dreamy tunes. Easy to listen to.

GENERAL - Listened on laptop and broken bose headphones. Indie folk album Very folksy giving oral history Folklore into country strum Vocals are not country though at all Very soft warm lyrical vocal stacks Banjo and fingerstyle guitar Electric guitar and harmonic shift at 1:36 ish Electric guitar motif feels really irish??????? Drums do too Electric guitar is slightly fuzzed? Return to first theme - choral vibe one Instrumental electric guitar interesting rhythm/time signature Campfire vibes off the bat Same thick vocal stacks Campfire folklore story Lyrical material tells story of him telling young brother type figure about a memory of when little bro was younger Thick chord progression Background vocals one ear, mirrored by identical guitar in the other Heavy heavy heavy drum. Feels african? Feels very country yet alternative? Percussion very country Guitar n vocals are very alt tho Electric guitar takes over for acoustic guitar. They're on top of one another but electric guitar is much more prevenlent and an octave down Vocals so so so so so so raw. Some stacks but main vocal is suuuuuuuuper raw Revisit pulled back instrumentation Some bass "electric guitar" but functioning as a bass but it stands out Electric guitar motif. Harmonic minor? idk some weird scale. OOOOOO B side of song in 5/4 or 5/8. Feels very sea shanty-y Vocals or instruments not really but the rhythm Hook goes back into standard time Longest song on album Major minor chord progression on top of minor standard TBD pretty bare instrumentals for now Self loathing outdoor adventure Fully panned guitar parts to each ear Really unique vocal production - look into later Quite bare with a lot of time-based vocal effects Country vibe Very simplistic lyrics Repeating thoughts in head as if Twangy guitars, same full pan technique Synthesizer usage Left ear shaker Quiet houses title referring to the emptiness after he's done singing "lay me down" Ending really interesting chord progression, feels very thematic. film scoring core. scoring a scene that the listener inferences from lyrical context Choral harmony from the beginning Reminding me of the mountain goats. mixing two production elements in post-verse choral motif Chorus/climax very heavy then pull Adds depth through no longer pulling and a lot more vocal stacks Initial choral motif is back with thick post-chorus intrumentals Piano comes in with jazzy gospel thing Giving decent into underworld Taking piano theme and dragging it down to hell Banjo slayyyyyyyyy Additional sfx panned middle when most instruments are far panned Gong/really heavy crash used as primary heavy percussion. shaker and other percussion Opens with flutes. 3 different parts? Lyrically intimate. uses religious allegory tamborine action power chords right organ synth left systems kinda rhythm rhythmic bassline alongside tambourine arp-y bouncy guitar matched by other guitar and vocal harmony on other side LEFT OFF AFTER YOUR PROTECTOR

1. zun it rizez - 1.5 2. uuhite uuinter hymnal - 1 3. ragged uuood - 1.5 4. tiger mountain peazant - 2 5. quiet houzez - 1.5 6. he doeznt knouu uuhy - 1.5 7. heard them ztirring - 1.5 8. your protector - 2 9. meadouularkz - 1.5 10. blue ridge mountainz - 1.5 11. oliver jamez - 1

El espectacular debut de uno de los actos de folk-indie es una colección de increíbles paisajes llenos de montañas, neblinas, ríos y praderas. La hermosa orquestación acompaña a las dulces guitarras y espectaculares voces de los miembros de la banda. A la vez, un increíble antecedente para la futura carrera de Josh Tillman, quien posteriormente pasaría a ser conocido como Father John Misty. Uno de los mejores LPs de los finales de los 2000s.

Calm, pleasant, nice singing. Overall just a bit slow and too much of the same sort of sound.

Bit to sweet for my liking, but very well produced and accompanied by a beautiful voice.

This album is a perfect example of everything working together to serve the song. The haunting harmonies on vocals, sparse but effective lead guitar, even the drums are so complimentary to the overall purpose of each track. What a knock out debut. Even though I don’t think Pecknold and co would ever top this effort, the follow up albums are nearly as good and well worth listening to.

The ho-hum spark igniting the “Ho Hey” powder keg explosion of the 2010s’ insufferable indie folk “revival.”

Very calming, mellow dinner music. Nice vocals, original melodies. But overall nothing special.

Indie with lots of folk elements. A few songs stand out, but overall, would not listen to front to back again. 6/10.

Great album

Ruhe, ländlich/folk, Reise-Vibes, melodisch, good feelings Nicht so mein Geschmack, aber gut zum entspannen.

# 68 : When I first put this on I instantly thought that's a 2 star record, then I checked the reviews and saw the hundreds of 5 star reviews and I thought, I have to listen again, I must be missing something, but alas no, 2 Star. I Love the album artwork but The band itself is lukewarm. The album is not awful but it's not good either making me skip a few tracks to get on with it. White Winter Himnal

Noice

I love this album so much

It felt graceful and incredible to listen to, not pretentious and “indie-y”

Album 167 of 1001 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Tracks : Blue Ridge Mountains Excellent album. Totally new to me. Made me ponder over how I approach the 1 - 5 rating system. I can easily recommend this one.

I don't normally love this folk music, but, it was raining today so I feel obligated to give it the 5 stars listening to folk music in the rain deserves

Somebody shoot those crybabies down

uske kje heilt, men trur da va sånn passe

De la bonne folk avec des bonnes mélo. Écouté dans parc entre 18 et 19h. P'tite sieste au milieu.

The way the singer's voice is mixed makes the whole album really dreamy and soft. Sometimes it makes it even sound like it's from a cheesy commercial with a group of friends in a big landscape. Good listen !

I got into this album and fleet foxes because I got one of those free cards at Starbucks with a song on it. The song was Mykonos - which was only on their single, unfortunately. I'm not very familiar with anything they did after this album. So I have some catching up to do with their newer stuff. This album is so good! I do think that the album falls off a bit with Meadowlarks and Oliver James, which are OK - but the rest of the album is great! Love the artwork too!

Really really nice. I love listening to these guys when I am ready to unwind. Regrettably never saw them live but I hope they are around for many more years and continue to make albums like this.

Probably the best folk/indie/whatever album front to back, or at least top 5. Best Fleet Foxes album too (though the other 3 are excellent).

Great album. Such interesting composition, there is a wide variety of speeds on this album, though all closely clustered into typical folk genre. The chord progressions and guitar work are great here, as are the classic Fleet Foxes harmonies. By comparison with their later work, you can see how unpolished their sound is, but taken on its own this album is an absolute treat.

4.5/5

Such a great album, have already heard a couple of these songs before but is great to hear it in one sitting.

I mean it’s a pleasant listen but not particularly compelling or memorable

A very boring album for me. Don't think I actually can remember one song from this, because it just had nothing memorable and everything sounded the same.

That was a VERY 2008 sounding album -- and I loved it. Think I had only heard one or two of the songs and although they blended together, it was all enjoyable. I'd put it on again, no question

Good vibes I did a tarot reading while I listened and this was the perfect backgroud music.

Passed me by, did nothing for me

Boring.

One of the best sounding albums. Period. It’s insane to me that a few mortal human beings made this.

4/5. A beautiful and haunting collection of mountain songs. It feels fresh but also like a lost collection of hymns. There are definitely some misses but overall, a great album to put on while driving through the mountains or chilling outside with a fall breeze.

I'm not sure why I'm listening to this, but it's fine. Sounds like 60s folk music.

This was fine. Sort of put me to sleep, but I understand why it's on this list. Probably won't listen to it much in the future, but I didn't hate it.

Kind of Christmassy? Medieval folk harmonies? Wrote that before looking at the track names - they suggest that is there vibe they were going for. Bit twee. Not one of my favourite debut albums of all time!

p920. 2008. 4 stars. CSN/John Phillips hybrid for the new millennium, which isn't a bad thing. Missing standout tunes but still good. On the replay list.

C'était vraiment sympa et ça confirme tout le bien que je pense des années 2000. J'en profite pour pisser sur les 90 au passage.

Ces braves renard nous offriront un pelage resplandissant pendant près de 40mn, avec un poil doux et soyeux. À mettre entre toutes les mains

I love the music but the production ends up sounding all the same to me, just a blur...

This album made all the Gleeks and choral-nerds jump out of their skins in joy at the end of the Aughts - the actualisation of dense vocal harmonies into something more than a pretentious art-pop dalliance. It still sounds as fresh as new fallen snow 15yrs on. That’s some pretty songwriting.

I really liked this one, I'm giving it a 5 but it's actually probably like a 4.5, you know it's not something I instinctually love but i still really like it it's nice yeah, good job Mr Foxes.

I had never heard of Fleet Foxes until I listened to this album and I am hooked. Beautiful harmonies and lyrics from a debut album.

Good

Nice I guess: not really sure what to say about this as it's an enjoyable album and will always be that way but I just felt it got a little samey. The lyrics sounded familiar with the immediate connection in my mind to Sam Fender (no actual connection but sound similar to me). Can totally see how people enjoy this but I could've skipped.

Has moments, but kind of repetitive. A high 3, but not quite a 4.

I really quite enjoyed this one. Kind of folky, good instrumentation, writing, and the vocals were fairly unique. All in all, I don’t think I would buy this one but I would listen to it again.

This was pleasant stuff, bright, sharp, nice vocals, I liked the pastoral lyrics and the feeling of being taken somewhere into a clean forest. It was nice for 30 minutes or so, but I doubt I would ever listen to this again. Definitely a 3-star rating for me, glad to have given this a go, but it's not really for me I think.

White winter hymnal is one of my favourite songs so this album was a hit. I did like the slower pace and melancholy feel of it but definitely an album you have to be in the right mood for.

Slow grow for me but I ended up really liking this album, great background music when you need motivation to work

The music is good as a background, simply because all the songs blend together. I can't really highlight any specific songs on the album but I wouldn't be mad if I was stuck on the phone and this was the hold music.

Loved white winter hymal. The mountain pesent sing is beautiful

An absolutely gorgeous sounding album!

Very average 3/5

Fantastic album

Hate it

I liked this more in 2008 than I do now. It's got some good songs on it, but it's all a wee bit self awarely cottagecore.

i really loved this. it felt very nostalgic/rustic, great sound.

It. Was kinda mid

Really interesting on first listen. Felt like it was going to be a grower, an album that would take a while to sink in but when it did, wow. Something like Arcade Fire, Alt J, etc. A further 5-6 listens and I'm fully bored. Didn't grow on me at all, in fact the opposite. 2.5*

The most hipster album I've ever heard. That said, it's decent and inoffensive but it's also overrated and a bid dry. Good background music and fine musicianship carries it to a passing grade but it doesn't elevate to greatness. Great album cover though.

All sounded a bit samey, not my vibes

Heard this one already winter hymnal gets stuck in my head often

I feel like I’m going on a cross country road trip while listening to this album Or journeying through magic forests I like the guitar parts

Bon album folk/indie/simili-fantasy, pourrait brasser plus mais parfait pour relaxer ou pour des balades

One of my favorite bands. Putting that right up top, because this is getting five stars from me. This is one of the greatest folk albums of the 2000s, and it may still be my least favorite Fleet Foxes album. While they continued to grow in complexity on future releases, this is folk at its most pure. The melodies are on point, the instrumentation is dense without overwhelming, and the HARMONIES! My god, those harmonies. Robin Pecknold is such a talented songwriter, and this release is where he first proved that to the world.

This is another one that hasn’t aged that well imo. It has its moments. There’s a lot of care in the production but after 15 years it sounds stale and passé. But honestly even amongst their contemporaries, this is mid. They’re not as bad as The Lumineers, but they sure ain’t as good as Arcade Fire

Just about as perfect as folky indie can get. Great record, probably more to the side of being a 4.5 for me. Some great album cuts I never gave the proper credit to.

This album is good. It’s a bold choice to start an album with a 6/8 breakdown in the middle of it, and it somehow doesn’t sound like we’re at the Renaissance fair. This is a strong 3.5/light 4 star album for me. Far better than just a middle of the road, but I’m not sure I can give it a 4. Gotta think about it more.

Excellent!

great indie rock album

Shoots me straight on back to being a teen in WA in the aughts. I love everything about this album. When I rated Pet Sounds a while back, I noted that it laid the groundwork for music to come. This is a perfect example of an album that ran because Pet Sounds walked. Beautiful, clever and original melodies that JUST WORK. So much yes, so much beauty and enjoyment.

Non-descript, generic tripe of the time. Thank god we advanced beyond that only to our detriment though as this music is still accessible. The album up there as one of the stains of human history alongside the invention of the automatic bomb and the Holocaust. Give this one a skip.

Thai felt kinda bland. Definitely not my style.

4 ÉTOILE TRÈS BONS

Good album though not my tastes

Pleasant, but only a couple of songs that really had something to them. Needs a bit more jeuje.

Beautiful music and excellent lyrics. I like the patterning of words and phrases across the different songs. For example, variations on the phrases ‘come home’ and ‘lay down’. The patterns create strange emotional ambiguities as the phrases are repeated with slightly different meanings.

I've never listened to this album in full, but Winter Hymnal was everywhere for a while so I've heard that before. All-in-all, I liked this album, it just seems like stereotypical indie music, but that's because it's an album that inspired others to create music that's in a similar vein.

- Oh snap, I saw fleet Foxes in concert. It was outside in the rain and it ruled. - So wait, does this one have "Mykonos" on it? Cuz that's a whole star rating's difference. - "Blue Ridge Mountains" slaps. - The neat thing about Fleet Foxes is that if there's 10 songs that means there's really 20 songs, since every song evolves into a new song about halfway through. - For instance on Mykonos: (first half) "Oh this is nice. Kind of chilled out. Not amazing, but nice." (second half) "OH DANG, THIS SHIT JUST EXPLODED, YOOOU GO WHEREVER YOU GO TODAAAAY" - "Your Protector" slaps too. It's like a country song if country music started in Seattle. - Same for "Ragged Wood". - Fleet Foxes is acoustic Tame Impala. - No seriously, it's the same guy. Look at a picture of them and tell me it's not the same guy. And a little on the nose with the "Adjective Animal" band name formula, bro. Nice try with the fake Aussie accent too, couldn't fool me. - WARNING: If this is the deluxe double disc version with "Mykonos" it rates 4 stars, otherwise it's 3 stars. Sorry them's the rules.

This genre generally doesn't do much for me, but this album addresses some of the things that typically turn me off to it. First, the production value is spot on. Indie albums usually feel fake to me because they're overproduced and make the sound too far away from the authentic instruments. Fleet Foxes does not do that at all--everything sounds like real music, and the pairing of vocals to instruments works very well. Second, there is nice variation to the feel from track to track. Often times in Indie music, I feel like I'm listening to the same whining or breathy chorus sung by 4 guys each track. Fleet Foxes do very well to avoid that. All that being said...Indie simply has a hard ceiling with me. This style of music is best served as a changeup on an album rather than being an album itself for me. I like to be gripped by heavy instrumentals in general. There are moments where this happens, but not enough for me to call this one of my favorites. Favorite track: Ragged Wood

The harmonies on this are awesome, it’s beautiful music performed well. Is it going to change my life? No. Am I going to be running to my cd’s to get it on? No. Very enjoyable for what it is though no doubt about that.

good,folk

4.5/5. This will give me the cred that I need to talk to that hipster girl. Geddy Lee loves this album so you know it’s a good one.

Nice album. Pleasantly surprised by it.

was wel rustig genieten niet waar

Niets super speciaal wel mooi en rustig

It was pretty good. I just don’t think folk music is something a like a lot.

'Fleet Foxes' sound like every other indie rock/folk band from the late 2000s. Their self titled debut is pleasant enough and atmospheric, but yeh, whatever.

Didn't really enjoy this one. Felt a little messy. Maybe was in the wrong headspace.

Favorite song: White Winter Hymnal This one was tough. There just wasn’t much that stood out to me. Without the track listing, I wouldn’t have realized I was listening to different tracks because so many of them sound so similar.

On first listen: Quite good, not totally my thing but I'll listen through again and add the best ones to my playlist.

didn’t like folk vibes

Fun little album. Would not seek out to listen to in the future, but glad I was exposed to it. I can see how their fans would pile like this album.

Hipster bullshit or legit folk record? I think it’s a bit of both. I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy this. Maybe it’s the nostalgia. They’re just so good at creating an atmospheric sound while staying true to their folk roots. Good songwriting as well.

This kind of hipster indie folk/pop is my kind of jam. Beautiful harmonies with folky arrangements. White Winter Hymnal just sounds timeless.

Not really familiar with this Fleey Foxes but the album sounded clean yet felt rich with story. Personally not my taste, but I can appreciate the album for what it is worth.

White Winter Hymnal is the best song, suprising after the first one which I didn't like at all. Funny thing is I didn't even know that Fleet Foxes exist. But in the end it's not my cup of tea. Only Your Protector caught my attention and great closing Oliwer James, rest of the album is bland to me. 3/5.

Know mist of the songs. Didn’t realize so many were on the same album. Still can’t super enjoy Black dog

Peaceful and captivating. I often find this style boring to listen to but it held my attention. Highlight was White Winter Hymnal - will return to this.

PREFS : Sun It Rises, White Winter Hymnal, Ragged Wood, Quiet Houses, He Doesn't Know Why, Your Protector, Blue Ridge Mountains MOINS PREF : Heard Them Stirring

I was bored during this entire album

formative album for me. 4 stars

Solid 3/5

nice

2/5 Best: White Winter Hymnal Worst: Quiet Houses

Not at all what I expected, but good. I was getting a lot of chill vibes and some definite Beach Boys vibes in some songs!

"White Winter Hymnal" sounds lovely on a Christmas playlist. The rest of this is alright. Feels much longer than it is, I was shocked that it clocks in under 40 minutes.

It's a pretty gorgeous sounding folk album with a lot of lush, atmospheric instrumentation. Harmonies for a lot of the vocals sound very pretty too. It's a bit heavy on only said vocals and the choir element they have however, although I did very much enjoy Ragged Wood and Blue Ridge Mountains.

muy aburrido

Not my thing, found it boring and naff. Not really rock, not really folk, not really anything I wanted to listen to

Fine but got to be in an alternative mind set, mellow.

Un disco liso pero bueno, fleet foxes nunca decepciona. Pero como digo, es un gusto muy prticular, ya que hay dos canciones que flojean comparado con el resto y el principio luego de dos o tres canciones es complicado de acomdar y seguir. Las letras, el mundo inmersivo y el sonido indie chamber que proponen funciona y funciona bie, por suerte de ellos se ganan un 7/10.

Quite liked this to begun with but there's some real stinkers as you go on. Album art is great though

I'm a big sucker for vocal harmonies, mostly from an obsession with Mother Mother's earlier albums. So with that, this album really hit that nice spot for me, lush vocal harmonies and instrumentals that are a bit low-key but fit very nicely to the vibe that was being set here. Added quite a few songs to the list, though some were kind of weak in the back half I'm still giving this 5 stars as it's really an impressive and unique debut album.

Euphoric, etheral, folkyy => nice and relaxing Feels almost familial and reflects unity in my oppinion 3/5

Reverb indie folk thanks you for your service

Another college favorite. Love the harmonies. This feels like an early entry in the 2010s folk revival trend, which I still love. I will say that the songs get a bit samey near the end, and I found myself checking my watch. Which is saying something for a 39 minute album.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Ragged Wood (3) 2 - White Winter Hymnal (2) 3 - Blue Ridge Mountains (10)

Definitely different from anything I've heard before. Both the sound and the lyrics are inspired by the Renaissance times, but the sound ends up very light and innocuous, while the texts are sometimes quite dark. The album cover fits perfectly - these kinds of paintings look cute on the surface, like an illustration in a children's book, but if you look at the individual figures, there is some crazy stuff going on.

E segue mais um disco indie, ou folk, ou folkindie. E não forma nada de relevante para minha experência...

This is a bit lovely isn't it. It's more of a soundtrack to a slow moving Americana film than a set of bangers-after-bangers. But a lovely way to spend 40 mins.

Already heard!

Good but very samey

Pleasant music. Good. Not great. Wouldn’t turn it off. Not sure I’d search it out either.

A nice listen. Better than I’d thought it’d be. I gave it a wide berth when it dropped because it felt just a bit too beardy. I liked it but I didn’t love it. Some gorgeous songs.

My initial impressions were pleasant but now not so much. The band relies to heavily on reverb and echo along with "indie guy" vocals. I can see the appeal but I also see grinding boredom.

It's pleasant, I'm just really over this twee indie period of the mid oughts.

Très ordinaire

inoffensive indie, but not feeling it

pretty sounding chamber folk, the songs don't sound the same. Enjoyable listen, just not really my style. I find folk to be quite boring. Still solid 3 stars, I'm pleasantly suprised.

Highlights: "White Winter Hymnal," "Ragged Wood," "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song," "He Doesn't Know Why," "Meadowlarks," "Blue Ridge Mountains" In 2008 in Collegeville, Minnesota you could not escape this album. People were obsessed. The big vocal harmony was kind of a revival of CSNY and Beach Boys sounds for Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, respectively, given more posturing dreaminess. These guys seemed to win out, probably because they resonated more with the aesthetics of the Big Box Praise & Worship Mill. I guess I don't know if CSNY's harmonies got as 'close' as some of the ones here, drawing from classical or medieval ideas. At the same time, it's funny how high the self-regard is here; the liner notes are dilettantish, like "we would like to thank Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky..." I see some criticisms like 'instrumental stuff too spare' and there's some truth to that. The vocal work is plenty interesting but there is a lot of hokier pentatonics bridging the fun ideas and extremely lame guitar lines. It was funny to see someone say "this is bourgeois farmer cosplay" sandwiched between two comments saying "ah this takes me back to Santa Monica" and "ah this takes me back to Ottowa" so apparently not far off, but I think the choice of Bruegel for the cover is sufficient rebuff of that reductive potshot. I like this one. Really familiar with it and the fact that I have a hard time narrowing to four highlights probably means I should cave and call it excellent. Doesn't need to pay for the sins of trends it inspired: the blithe, reverb-drenched, baroquey-folky acoustic pop that would fill a decade of commercial slots alongside the mimics of White Stripes and Coldplay.

Perfect. Loved it.

Original stuff. I have to think a bit about mumford and sons when listening to this (probably same genre). Some songs are sleep inducing, while others are quite exiting. Bit of a bad mix of both in my opinion

Modern day folk classic, such a beautiful sounding album.

I loved this. Sounds very 2000's folk music in the best way.

I’m uncertain of if I’ve come across Fleet Foxes before. The name seems a little familiar, but I can’t say why. Apparently they’re very folky, which sounds like it could be interesting. Let’s listen and find out! Songs I already knew: White Winter Hymnal Favourites: White Winter Hymnal, Heard Them Stirring It turns out I’m at least familiar with one sec, so maybe I have come across their name before after all! I love the vocals in this. I wonder if they’re considered to even have a lead singer, as everything seems so choral. Having being in an amateur choir previously myself, I know how one faulty note anywhere can really affect the sound, but the vocals here are pristine throughout. The music is interesting from front to back - nothing seems overly generic, and everything sounds inspiring and creative. An easy recommend, but at the same time I can see how it may not be for everybody’s tastes.

Я не сразу распробовал альбом, потому что звучание очень непривычное для 2008 года. Но как-то ты чуть привыкаешь - музыка начинает работать По итогу послушал 2 раза - работа стоит внимания

ну вторая песня классика, остальное просто было приятно 3+ алкоальбом: настойка на вишне из деревни

Нью-фолк. Звучит интересно, романтично и утопично. Хочется уехать на природу, в горы, каньоны, бродить с собакой, а не вот это вот всё. Однообразен слегка, возможно не так глубок по смыслам, как хотелось бы. Но настроение создаёт шикарное, так что 4+/5

Track 2 van dit album ken ik, rest van het album nog nooit geluisterd. Af en toe vind ik dit wel lekker. Klinkt als een soundtrack voor een indie coming of age roadtrip film. Een mix van country, folk en kerkzang, ongetwijfeld gemaakt door enorme hipsters. Alleen heb je het na een bepaald moment wel een beetje gezien.

7/10

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A great way to start the morning, smooth guitar, great sounds.

While I personally prefer Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes’ Self Titled is still a beautiful album overflowing with gorgeous vocal harmonies and enchanting folk instrumentation

Loveddddd this album when it came out 😭😭 was my high school boyfriends favorite band LOLOL

I knew more of these songs than I realized 😅😝

Very good

I'd been meaning to listen to Fleet Foxes because I got the impression I'd probably like them. I ended up loving this album. I understand why it's on the list; it's a strong album and well produced. Will definitely be listening to this more.

Yuck

Devo dire che quando l'ho sentito la prima volta non mi stava convincendo, però verso la fine mi ha preso un po' di più e sono entrato nel mood. Ho quindi deciso di ascoltarlo una seconda volta e mi ha preso benissimo, bello e particolare, anche se la riba sul folk mai mi è piaciuta. Sembra una colonna sonora per un film fantasy in cui la componente religiosa ha grande importanza.

pleasent to listen to. the vocal melodies are really nice

I've heard this record a few times since 8t came out. I keep thinking I should like it, and Fleet Foxes. But I just can't get into it. It's very well made. And the songs are really well thought out. There is way too much reverb for me but that's just a choice. I assume they were going to dreamy. But all I hear is a tile bathroom on every vocal. I'm scoring this higher out of respect for it. It's solid. Just not for me.

I'd never even heard of this band before today, great album not completely to my taste though. Very chill vibes.

It's indie music. I don't need to listen to this. It wasn't good but it is better than some other indie albums. Still stay away from it.

It's actually a 3.5 but I feel like it's just not varied and engaging enough to warrant a 4. I did enjoy my time with it, however I wonder how often it will be revisited with time.

Love this album. Probably my least favorite FF album at this point (4 albums deep) but it is still a masterpiece. 5/5

Love

Excellent album

Felt like i was floating throughout the entire thing

Enjoyed

Pues es que escuché el siguiente disco que para mí es enorme y al revisar este me supo a poco. Aunque "White winter hymnal" es mágica para mí no levanta el disco que es agradable pero poco más. Aunque le voy a dar 3 estrellas.

love it

Lekker middeleeuws, houd normaal niet van folk maar vond dit eigenlijk best wel Nice! Favoriete nr.: Ragged Wood

Tja… ik hou van de Fleet Foxes, what can I say. Komt voornamelijk door het optreden van ze dat ik heb gezien in 2016 op de dag dat Leonard Cohen overleed. Hun cover van So Long, Marianne was zo prachtig… en Tiger Mountain Peasant Song lange tijd mijn favo nummer. Inmiddels herken ik het ook wel als ‘basic indie’, maar for old times’ sake toch 4 sterretjes

Niet mijn ding

Zou dit nooit meer opzetten, maar vond de insteek wel geinig

Vond dit echt verrassend fijne muziek! Had er nog nooit van gehoord maar het voelde als een zomeravond en een rondje wandelen in een park. Denk dat ik dit nog wel vaker ga luisteren maar het is voor mij net geen 4

Echt het prototype indie album. Was al bekend met het album, en staan wel paar goeie momenten op. Het hoogtepunt is echter de cover, namelijk het bekende Nederlandse spreekwoordenschilderij

i guess this was probably the blueprint for indie folk but i felt very medium about it

This is the type of music that I love! The perfect mix of indie, folk, and chamber pop. Pretty solid debut album. Also, the artwork is awesome; it perfectly captures what you’re bound to hear on the record. I’ll definitely be going to this in the future. Favorite Songs: Sun It Rises, Ragged Wood, Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Quiet Houses, and Heard Them String.

I bought this Album, as a lot of people probably did, off the back of the success of the White Winter Hymnal. Back then the rest of the album did not deliver what I was hoping, but the passage of time has made it more palatable.

3.5 / Me gusto bastante, aunque no soy fanatico del Folk. Muy melodico y moody. Relisten

Pop tranquilo, relajado y sosegado. Un cierto toque folk. Grupo que desconocía. Le falta algo de chispa, pero se escucha bien.

I just want to put on a flannel shirt and sit on the front porch of a cabin in the wooded foothills of some frosty morning. This album is just so effortlessly beautiful, like the mountains.

3.5

Really did not find any joy with this one.

Quite pleasant

Rustily beautiful. Like an abandoned castle in the sunset. A great record.

I'm 95% sure I listened to this album before seeing Fleet Foxes perform at Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2011. I don't remember a lot about my first listen to this album, or their set at ACL (I went through a good amount of weed that weekend). This time around, I think that this was a beautiful and pleasant album to listen to. The vocals take center stage here, and I think that's to be expected for a folk album. There wasn't anything spectacular going on with the instrumentation, but it still complimented the vocals quite nicely. However, listening to this album again, I'd say that one word remains true: unmemorable. As nice as this album was, I didn't think there was a lot here to remark about. I can't recall any particular song sticking out to me as being my favorite one, and nothing lyrically stood out to me either. Honestly, I'll probably forget about this experience entirely in about ten days. It's a nice album, but I guess it's just not my jam.

Whine whine

Pretty good indie/folk album. Be good to put on around a campfire.

3/5 Interesting sound. First time hearing this one. It's good, quality music, not sure if it going to excite me again next time I hear it though.

I’ve never listened to this band and don’t know what I was expecting but 10/10 literally perfect, immediate love

First time listening. A very beautiful sounding album, really enjoyed every song on this album. First time also listening to Fleet Foxes and I really enjoy the singers voice, all the songs were so soft as well and very enjoyable. Will listen to more of this band!