Fleet Foxes

Okay. Sounded wayy older than 2008. The second song tho??? Is that a cover or what? One time our building sub had us sing that in advisory and dang.... I wish it was last year. I liked the vibes of some of the songs, but not what they actually sounded like. Not awful. Wish it were noisier, but they're good with the guitars and I like how peaceful the vocals are. 4.5/10

I like aggressive European party music. This is not that. It is not so good that it converts me. It is not so bad that I wonder why anyone would want to listen. It is in the huge gulf between that where I cannot judge. It isn't for me but I have no idea how many people it is for

Not feeling it Mr Krabs.

Was looking forward to this as I’d heard good things about the band. Disappointed though and was a struggle to get through. Just sounded like Mumford and Sons. Won’t listen again.

A couple of songs I liked, but a lot of sameness otherwise.

holy shit was this boring.

This had moments of being a nice, relaxing time but it was mostly just boring and ambling around in nothingness.

Eh, I’m good.

I'm not sure I knew anything about Fleet Foxes, though I recognized the name, and when I listened to this, I recognized some of the songs. tldr: BORRRR-INNNNNNG Longer version: I really hated this era of music, all that Americana-revival stuff (your Avett Bros., your Mumford and Sons, UGGGHHHH THE LUMINEERS). It might just be that I'm a lunk-headed rock bro, but I just find most straight-folk stuff with no other elements really enervating. I have no doubt there's real talent, the harmonies are impressive, but it's just not for me.

Forgettable 2/5

I mean it’s good but it’s also very Provo PTSD

It’s well produced, I’ll give it that. But, this isn’t anything new and certainly isn’t essential listening. Feels like the ‘bohemian’ aspect of this music hit just the right nerve upon release, but like the name of the band, this feeling is fleeting, and easily replicated by other recordings.

The songs mainly all sound the same. Choir-boy vocals. Nothing distinctive from other bands of that time. If you like it, you like it. I don't.

Sounded too country for my liking, but supposed to be indie.

Half way through I turned off. Too samey, nonsensical dribble. So annoying as they obviously have talent but not for me.

I do feel sorta bad giving this the same rating as Napalm Death...

Hipster, beanie, ipod type beat. I'd probably like it best on a mountain on shrooms. Is that the Holy Hand Grenade in the cover??

Mega twee, typically pitchfork-approved indie pabulum with some occasionally golden harmonies but also lots of ultra sparse, dull, sub-My Morning Jacket songs. One breed of fox I wouldn’t mind seeing as especially squished road kill.

Using strings, horns, piano, and vocal harmonies, and other components drawn from the orchestral and lounge pop of the 1960s, with an emphasis on melody and texture this Chambers Pop feels dull, folksy, lukewarm and inoffensive.

Not a fan then, not a fan now

Heard of the band but haven't heard their music. This album was just boring. Not awful but boring. Literally nothing interesting going on 2/5

Lush harmonies, great musicianship and good songwriting are there. Unfortunately, it all started sounding the same after a couple of songs and I lost interest.

disappointing. appreciate the craft but too boring

This is a fine album of music, but for me, there was nothing particularly memorable here. No moments or songs really stuck out to me.

Had an old Genesis feel to it. Monotonous.

indie folk...ugh...

Lidt ligegyldig men ok.

Not as bad as I was bracing for, but not memorable.

Talented musicians playing music that will never interest me.

folky, was okay not my thing

its ok.... plodding. sad that this is on the list but not My Morning Jacket... this just sounds like Jim James unelectrified with annoying Beach Boy harmonies. Ragged Wood is lifted straight from Golden which came out 4 years before

Ethereal American Folk, played very well with lush close harmonies and wistful lyrics. Done very well but doesn’t excite.

Meh

Beginning: Beautiful harmonies. Feels like a better predecessor to Mumford and Sons. Not really my kind of daily listening, but nice for driving or upbeat background vibes. Got bored of it about half way through. Not my thing, but nice production and vocal layering.

To me this kind of music just blends in. I don't necessarily mean this style of music as it is characterized by this list but rather music with these vocals, this tempo and subject matter. It is not poorly done as far as I can tell it is just vanilla, boring and instantly forgettable. 2/5

while it's not bad, it's also very generic apart from a few pearls. most of it i've forgotten it as soon as i've heard it.

Pretty nice, but pretty boring.

It's a nice album with great harmonies and a lovely sound but I can't imagine wanting to listen to it.

On paper I should like Fleet Foxes, but for some reason they really rub me the wrong way. They have a contrived renaissance feel (like Jethro Tull but way more grating to my ears). They're just kinda lame

++: Sun It Rises, White Winter Hymnal, Quiet Houses +: Ragged Wood, Meadowlarks, Blue Ridge Mountains +-: Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Heard Them Stirring, Your Protector -: He Doesn't Know Why, Oliver James 5,5/10

So much Bowie is on this list that sometimes it feels like it’s about quantity over quality. This album made no impact on me other than the strangely uninspired cover art.

Nah

Mediocrely dull. Inessential

End of the 00s was rife with the jingle jangle bands like Fleet Foxes. Some were better than others, but overall not a great era. It sounds like it wants to have depth but it doesn't. It's fine overall, but its hollow to me.

Tykkäävät enemmän Garfunkelista kuin Simonista. Onnistuvat silti kehittämään minussakin häivähdyksen siitä jalosta emotionaalisuudesta, jota he kokevat edustavansa. Tokassa biisissä myös jotain.

Utterly forgettable. Surprising myself for the disdain I have for this - my tolerance for twee and twee-adjacent has worn so thin. Only saved from the 1 star by their general competence.

I have nothing against folk music, per se, but I think it’s best experienced in the snug of a traditional pub, whilst drinking a pint of real ale, and played by women with long hair and floaty dresses, or men with straggly beards and chunky jumpers. Needless to say, fingers should be jammed firmly in lugholes. This album is in the American west coast folk tradition of the 60s, but it sounds too clean and overproduced, lacking in any sense of authentic lived experiences. The general effect of it was to wash over me, and not have any impact. I suspect that they might be better live.

I don’t mind this music at all. Quite pleasant, actually. Especially for a debut album. Nice instrumentation and great vocals and harmonies.

Day481 - this is literally music that doesn’t offend anybody. when my youngest was in elementary school they did white winter hymnal in music class. boring at best

boring

So this was like a folk album and its not my type of taste once again. I must say his voice is really nice to listen to but the lyrics are also not really that deep. The 2 stars are one for his voice and that one song ‘Tiger mountain Peasant song’.

Jakoś przeminęło z wiatrem. 2/5

It made me think i was gonna die at some point which i wasn't a massive fan of

Found it boring

Bit samey

I can see what they're going for and it's technically well done. Not just up my alley

disappointing

Basic hymnal structure, folk style instruments, repetitive and boring.

It's not bad, honestly. But I guess the recent zeitgeist has inspired some kind of revulsion against this sound world. It's nicely written music, and probably one of the better examples of this era of folk-tinged indie pop. But it just lacks emotional heft. And for music that's so clearly geared to elicit an emotional reaction, that feels like a shame.

winding-road. sadness. hopeful. Fav Songs: White Winter Hymnal Ragged Wood Oliver James

I tried this years ago and it didn't stick then and it didn't hit the target all these years later. Really respectable listening counts from top to bottom so it's popular, especially "White Winter Hymnal" at 267M listens. Even that song was just a meandering two and half minute ditty. I found it boring and good for background music in a retail store where you can't change the channel. I'd be the guy in the corner asleep at their concert. I would throw on Lord Huron if I wanted sleepy music, at least they have good hooks and a better vocalist. 2 stars, thanks for tryin'!

kind of scary tbh not my favourite 2/5

not a bad album but also not my cup of tea. too slow, too calm. Your Protector was the best song

Pleasant at first but it’s repetitive and drags on.

A bit slow. Seemed like indie rock. But overall didn’t like much of it. Maybe return to this band for another album?

Delicate harmonies and the singer has a nice voice. I found the album overall to be one note/tone and didn’t ever change tempo. Lots of wistful, melancholy ballads that weren’t inspiring at all. People at whatever folk fests this band plays at probably love them. Admittedly not my musical taste.

Meh

An indie record, as imagined by a top 40 listener. Hollow horseshit for those who could drown in a puddle while screaming about the unfathomable depth in which they are mired. Neutral Milk Hotel and The Decemberists both did this old-timey sound better and with a greater variety in the tunes.

I really wanted to like this album but alas it is boring as hell. What a waste of a talented singer in a band that is the equivalent of a warm salad.

The production is good, but it's just a bit boring innit? It's all very twee and lovely and lah-de-dah. Let's all drink a pint of mead and stroke our luscious beards while swapping our favourite vegan recipes.

Melancholic and easy listening, didn’t really catch my attention. Ok listening.

Twee, performative, soulless. Forgettable snd entirely indifferent.

Feels too religious for need

2.5

this is just not for me, but it wasn’t too bad to listen to as I worked. I don’t think men should be allowed to have lead vocals for music like this. a woman’s voice would have been so much more pleasing.

Just not that great, I don’t get it, ok I guess

Fleet foxes have some catchy singles. Not on this album. Not sure it needs to be in this list.

Did not like

Not my cup of tea

nem rossz de marhára untam sajnos. ismertem a bandát, egykét számuk jó de számomra eléggé ingerszegény meg repetitív. nagyon '2018 spring best indie/folk/rock songs - sunday morning playlist' vibe nekem, amit 13 évesen hallgattam. ezt az ilyen stílusú folyamatos többszólamú éneket nem bírom ennyi ideig. nagyon millenial granola hipster vibe.

Nope, didn't speak to me at all. 2/5

Not for me

Very sleepy sounding. Not for me but I can absolutely see how it works for loads of others.

Gave it the college try, but this one wasn't my favorite. Found it monotonous and couldn't get through the full album.

Couple ok tracks but was kind of like a whole album of those acoustic Alt J tracks that you skip

I'm genuinely happy there are people that will like this. I'm not in their groove. But good for all of you.

Not for me, but I get why some people might like it

I wanted to like this because I really like FJM but I just found it so boring 😔

recycled country music

NOPE.

There wasn't one song on this album that caught and held my interest. It's well produced, but the songs themselves are just not interesting and quite forgettable. The faux folksy theme was uninspiring.

Mumford and Sons bem feito

Progressive-death-folk? Has potential. I wanted a less polished production. This felt very academic, kind of showing off their chops, demonstrating a style. Nothing really hooked me though and mostly derivative. If you're going to do your version of Folk, the lyricism needs to take center stage. This is, again, kind of a stylistic exploration without having much to say. That droll singing voice again. Too cool for the turn-of-the-century. Middle-class white suburbanites don't usually have much to say though.

My interest in folk music exists, but it is very selective. I had never heard of this particular artist before, so I eagerly anticipated pressing the play button. However, within the first couple of songs, disappointment was already palpable. Too slow and too atmospheric. This band was described in spotify to be part of late-2000s indie-folk boom. Also it was described as folk-rock. I found very little folk or rock there, indie maybe. Once again, maybe this is part of this list because it sold so well. Few songs started in an intriguing way but then there was nothing else.

Very much not my kind of music. I remember when the music critics were hyping this up, but I've probably brushed it off and didn't really pay attention, since this was new to me. I wasn't at all surprised to fing this was a Sub Pop release. Popish folk with a very artsey touch feels very forced.

Vague.

Kao krene dobro i ima nekih dobrih trenutaka, ali realno mi je ovo dosadno i niti jedna pjesma nije spremljena za kasnije. Nije mi totalna katastrofa, ali nije ni puno jače od 3/10

3/10 Na preskokce sam ovaj album poslusao jer mi ovaj tužni ali hopeful hipsterski indie rock/folk, pogotovo kod njih, nije dobro ostario. Vokal zna biti zanimljiv u nekim trenucima, ali mi ne pase ovakva muzika vec dugo. Mykonos mi je svojevremeno bila dobra od njih, no nije s ovog albuma. Velikodušna trojka jer me The Who dosta ubio u pojam. Tako daa, ajmo mi next.

Not my thing at all. Really didn’t like this. Bit slow and boring - didn’t make me feel anything.

2/5 not for me

Ist ganz okay. Aber würde ich nicht wieder erkennen und bin auch nicht hooked. 2 Sterne. Cooles Cover.

the kinda music that just makes me wanna turn it off the moment i put it on ... i like joy and pleasure but there's something just stomach turning about this music to me and i especially hate the album artwork ... whats insane is that i dont even think its bad it just makes me physically ill BUT i do wanna try the hunter biden special (getting a lap dance while smoking crack cocaine to this music)

You can frolic about in the echoey indie sounds of this album, but most of them will be forgotten to the whimsical sands of time.

Ah man that did not hit. I see what they’re going for and I don’t approve. Maybe it held up better when it came out

My Sophomore roommate in college was obsessed with this album. I, on the other hand, am not a big fan. Overall, I just don't like Indie Folk. I like music with a little bite and this is just soft as vanilla pudding--the most bland kind.

Vanilla pudding, not much else to say really

Good (I guess?) but not for me.

I think I need to give this album another spin to give a good review of it. I like folk music, but I found this album a little slow and artsy. First review is a :star::star:, but I suspect that a few listens may be required to fully enjoy this.

I like the instrumentals. But the lyrics prevented me from totally enjoying it. I will maybe go back soon and feel different. Lets see.

All the songs on this sound the same. I wouldn't say it's a terrible album, but I disagree with it being on a notably list, and I wouldn't seek it out.

Not an unpleasant listening experience but as someone commented to me it’s basically a sound with no substance. So sounds good but not a classic

I may give this one another try in the future...

nunca comprei fleet foxes, indie folk (pra piorar com essa pegada meio barroca das ideia) não me desce legal não. inclusive eles influenciaram pra caralho uma porrada de banda que eu detesto. no final do dia eu sonho pelo esquecimento do indie folk como gênero, eu NÃO quero ser uma dríade alternativa dançando nas florestas do norte sob as folhas do outono.

é isso aí. não sou o maior apreciador de folk num geral, mas não detestei completamente. gostei de blue ridge mountains, achei singela. mas assim, a proposta me irrita bastante. música com poucos elementos, instrumentos chiques, um tom bucólico. vai tomar no cu, ou. vai arruma um emprego tá ligado, mó música pau mole

The whole album has a single vibe. Decent enough mixed into a playlist, but gets boring over a whole album

It wasn’t bad but not really my style.

Lacking feeling

it's OK, not sure why it's on this list.

cute

Folk. Legalzinho

First song pretty good, couple of other decent ones but too folky, 2.5/5

A fine folk pop album. A little boring, not much differentiation between tracks. At least the album is brief and does hold a consistent theme. Sounds like the way a suburban parent wearing Patagonia looks.

This is #day80 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... what's the hype about? It's my first time listening to Fleet Foxes and quite possibly the last one. While I'm okay with some '60s-70s folk as you might have noticed in my previous reviews, this is way too much modern indie to my ears... Many songs blend into each other, and I can't tell the difference between them. I'm not a fan of this upbeat, positive-folk style either. That's not what I would choose to listen to before I die. Back to low scores because it's a 2 out of 5 this time. Looking forward to #day81.

Meh, thought I was going to like this, but it's way way to folky.

I was just never a huge fan of this kind of late 2000s folk rock.

Är ju bra men så jäkla deppigt bara

Do you like indie music?, Well then this album is for you. I like this album, the songs have good rythem and good beat. The voice of the singer is pretty good. The lyrics are pretty weird on the song but it sounds good. Would I recommed this album the songs sound good.

Dull indie rock for coffee shops

Para nada el tipo de música que escucho pero en general está bien, punto extra por la portada y "Quiet Houses"

old school melodies. recognised the second song and the voice.

Pretty good. 2.5

lost me by the second millennial whoop…

Not my cup of tea; maybe since I’m sick of the second song on here thanks to hearing it so often in the circles I was in. My favorite part was when they just played, then I got caught on the repetitive riff that is their distinguishing riff in the second song….is the riff in every song where ever they couldn’t do other ideas. 2/10

This band is strange for me. They have a pretty cool sound but they very rarely do anytyhing with it! It must all be in the same key or something, because are their songs have the same feeling, but they just do basic soft guitar picking and harmonies. There's only one song I like and I think it's the only one to have drums.

Not quite too my liking, a little sonically drab.

I guess I just don't get folk music. It wasn't bad, but I didn't think the guy could sing very well and the music wasn't that interesting. 2.5/5

Hard to explain but something about this album left me just a bit cold. The ingredients are there; good harmonies, nice, well-crafted indie-folk-but-not-quite, but I've been playing it for a few days and every time it starts again I don't feel like finishing it. Somehow less than the sum of its parts.

Ok-ish, dull music that sounds very similar to other bands

I’ve had a couple of people recommend Fleet Foxes to me over the years and I’ve never taken them up on this. Now, I realise I wasn’t missing anything special. In fact, I hated this. There’s few genres I hate more than “indie folk”. I resisted giving it one star because there are some moments which are not terrible.

Very interesting style, reminds me of old styles mixed with new.

Meh. This isn't my genre. I'm sure Loudermilk would be raving about it, but non-critics like me find it meek and effeminate.

это альбом 2008 года - я ахуел от этого факта

I want to like it more. I tried to like it more. I don’t hate it. But it just suffers from a banal sameness throughout that keeps me from getting overly excited about it. Almost a 3.

Indie folk music with a medieval twist I guess. I was interested on the opening track, but it soon all blurred together. It's almost aggressively inoffensive, and I found it rather dull. I think my biggest gripe with this album is that it could have been released in prior decades and fit right in. It's not ground breaking in any way whatsoever, nor did it start any trends or movements. I'm assuming it's on here because it sold a lot.

So boring. I almost fell asleep

Never heared of them before. Nothing remarkable. Sounds too much like a church choir to me. favourite: "Your Protector" 2,5

I wanted to like this album more than I did. I gave it 4 complete listens over the weekend and although it sounded better on a real stereo, I still didn’t get into it as much as my musical colleagues. Just sounded like another version of Mumford and sons, and both bands have stupid names.

Eh. Not bad. Not my type at all. Cool and calming, relaxing even, good background music too. Very country-folk-indie. 6.000000000000001/10.

moments but nothing held me. maybe a listen in a different season would change that? could i write poetry to this? n

Pretty typical Mid-2000's Indie Pop/Rock. Nothing remarkable here. It's not bad, but it's also not special.

Started off OK, but after 3 songs I was ready for it to end.

2.0 Didnt think any of tracks stood out as being anything special

Dude can sing, it's a nice album but passed me by, not really my cup of tea.

Uneventful, like taken the quietest songs from Mumford and sons and making an entire album from them... Like Nick Drake, but more boring... I do not hate it, but I also do not like it... In fact, I find it annoyingly boring...

Bit samey

It is Folksy, which I normally like, but somehow this seems boring and like it is trying too hard to be something it isn't. The only song I liked was covered by Pentatonix and they did a much better job.

Pretty dreary but musically interesting

The soundtrack to a village feast in Redwall, this should come with mice and badgers and shrews and voles dancing around in the shadow of a dry stone wall. I always though this was one of the more boring bands of the 00s indie world and dismissed them as an annoying acoustic guitar open mic band with grand pretensions who failed to rock. 15 years later, I have more patience for it than I did then and appreciate the autumnal harmonies, the diverse pallette they're working in terms of sounds, instruments, and genres, and the chill rustic vibe a lot more. It's got it's feet in 70s country-rock, but there's plent of psych prog 60s 'Canterbury' flair to a lot of it, and a lot of references to medieval music and older folk traditions, but without going in too deep or too far afield from the big acoustic indie sound of their own era. The problem there is that it seeds some of the awful 'stomp and clap' Obama era music, urgh. Great voice, pretty arrangements, and sophisticated song-writing. But still, it doesn't rock and it is a bit pretensious.

This is like the band Wes Anderson would create if he was a musician. Both of the opening songs could be the music playing during the opening scene of any of his movies. And the album cover could easily be something that Bill Murray and Owen Wilson are talking to each other about Renaissance painting. I like them less than The Head and The Heart who they remind me of. There is definitely a Beach Boys feeling to this album. The vocals on these songs sound almost identical. Listening to one song from this album, ok. Listening to an entire album, too much. I don't hate the sound, it's just too much the same.

Its alright, weird and beard

just not a fan of folk, its the same song every time with different notes and words, but the same nonetheless NNN

Absolutely forgettable.

Nothing special

Was hoping for more from this. Thought it was rather boring. 2.5

Pros: It's pleasant, has a nick gimmicky sound, it's not too long Cons: It gets kind of tiresome quickly. I didn't mind it overall, but I'm certainly not adding it to the rotation.

The common red fox has led a good life in the wild for many years. However, in 2008, its existence was threatened by the introduction of a new pest species called the fleet foxes. These pests were hard to spot because anytime anybody saw one, they would say "wooaaahhhh" and the person who had sighted them would instantly feel bored and fall asleep. However, this story has a happy ending; after the invasion of 2008, the red fox has gone on to survive as the predominant species in the wild as the fleet foxes failed to find any more major success. Legend says the fleet foxes can still be heard every now and then, however, so unless you're looking to cure some insomnia, you better watch out.

ok

indie folk is possibly one of the worst genres of music out there, but this album is pretty good for those standards 2.5/5

I remember in 2008, really hating this when I first heard it, along with the whole genre this represents. 18 years later, I still hate it.

Oh dear. I feel like I should have liked this. I like mandolins and nice harmonies (and Bruegel). Unfortunately, my sarcastic, flippant, Brit nature won and it just annoyed me. I really wish I could say it was a beautiful thing, but I wanted to do a Jarvis Cocker. Robin, go and swing your pants somewhere else. Meh.

No

Wouldn’t sound out of place in that weird hippy period of the mid/late 60s, only with better production. I wouldn’t listen to it again but it was…ok

I own this one but it’s not a favourite

I know the album, and it's OK

What is this? I don't really get it. I can't think of a time or a reason I would want to hear this again but I like the cover.

Not my favorite

A bit folky and not very memorable. Not for me this one.

Fleet Foxes' eponymous debut studio album is one of indie folk. This album received critical acclaim for its rich harmonies and beautiful instrumentation. Although this album is lauded as being one of the best albums of the decade, it leaves this listener with much to be desired. There is something off-putting about the band being formed in an affluent neighborhood in Seattle singing folk claiming inspiration in gospel traditions yet not being devout.

I want to like Fleet Foxes more, especially since they have a couple really beautiful songs like Sun It Rises. Unfortunately I always get tired of their schtick partway through

If the feeling of visiting a decent outdoor brewery on a fairly summer nice day can be encapsulated into song

Boring album not memorable at all skipped last 3 songs

This isn't my style. I see some talent. I liked the very first song a lot. Just background music for me though.

Kind of meh throughout, kind of annoying near the end.

Never been much of an FF fan, their individual tracks are fine but albums get far too repetitive. Bland 2000s indie sound, which is made all the more frustrating by the few times where they break the formula and it hits so well! Favorite track: Your Protector

Pleasant but hollow. It hits one note well, but that one note is the only note for the whole album. Halfway through I wanted to turn it out and listen to the more popular Mumford and Sons album or the catchier Local Natives first album with more interesting harmonies. That being said, it sure sounds like 2009 to me, which brings with it a certain amount of nostalgia. I surely listened to “White Winter Hymnal” approximately 1,000 times my first year of college.

Sucked

Heard of these guys, definitely not turned onto them. Very droney

Alt folk album. Not my jam, not terrible either. Feels like they had a solid formula for song creation, but did not stray too far away from it. A lot of the songs sound "samey".

Trim your beards and jump in the bin lads

Yawn! Maybe good music to sleep to

C'était pas mauvais, musicalement, c'est clairement bon mais c'est vraiment pas mon délire.

2,5

Meh? 2/5

Too choir-like

Too slow and folky for my taste

not my favourite, though has some good songs. kind of creepy, hard to work to due to the lyrics

Boring.

Never liked their US soft rock style

Not really my style but I get how other people would enjoy it

Objectively beautiful music, insanely tight harmonies to the point that they sound fake. But after a few songs it’s like, “that’s enough of that.” I appreciate the craftsmanship, but there’s zero excitement here. Folk can have energy, too. If you need to sleep, and you already took ambien and Xanax but they’re not working, this is the album for you.

Dull as dishwater. Although I would imagine dishwater to, actually, be quite interesting. All those Microbes and bacteria and so forth, happily living in your sink, just trying to get through the day. Perhaps they wonder "What if I had been born somewhere else, or something else?" Do microbes have existential crises? If they do, they would probably listen to this album. They would think "Man, I am glad I was born without ears"

Pretty folky

Can see how influential to the indie folk scene it was. Album itself doesnt seem to have a lot of variation to its sound.

Ugh, the "Hey - Ho" genre. I'm glad that there is somebody out there who enjoys this music. This version of American folk music has its place somewhere, but it drags me down. While I dont like it, i am continuing to hear influences and specific sounds that I do enjoy through doing this project.

A couple of engaging tunes but was bored by the sameness of the sound. Modern day Kingston Trio. Father John Mistys solo efforts are better.

After listening to that Lamar clown, a couples listen to this and it felt like a masterpiece. It wasn't but not offensive to the ears. Seems like most of the folk albums off this list are generally the same and I end up bored by the end. Not saying it was bad, but no lasting impression and nothing I care to revisit. But JFC, it wasn't modern day hip hop so it was a good day. I can't wait to go home a smoke a big ol bowl and listen to some decent music. 2

Ehh

Is ok music, some songs I don’t really like and some are ok.

Liked it more than I thought I would, last two tracks v solid.

Boring

Not the vibe I was looking for yesterday

2.5/5 - A pleasant album and listening experience

Entirely forgettable

Kinda boring

The folk/pop blend is unique. Good instrumentation and vocals. Was difficult to distinguish one song from the next and no one song stood out. Was difficult to listen to the entire album.

Blue Ridge Mountains is the best track

Meh...Not my thing

Boring

meh

Just not my cup of unfortunately but well produced and good musicianship

Church music with drums or My Morning Jacket without everything that makes them interesting. Your pick.

This is something that on paper I should like, at least a little. But I just find the boring outweighs the beauty.

The first song, "Sun It Rises", is good, but the rest are a little depressing.

Inoffensive just not to my taste

Not my favorite album. Favorite song was Your Protector. I also liked Oliver James. The vocals were strong on that one.

This album was okay. I don't know if I'll ever listen to it again, but I didn't turn it down or skip any songs. 🤣😂 😏

I’m sure somebody enjoys this kind of drab. Not I

blandly pleasant music to play in a "cool" clothing store

It was ok. Not something I would go back to.

found it a bit dull tbh

Crappy indie alt music. No thanks

Blind album, know the artist. No clue how these guys are popular and this album does not bring me joy. Snoozefest falling asleep. Dragged on. Not for me.

It's okay I guess. Not really memorable or something that is ahead of its time. Sounds really pious at times though.

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

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

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

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.

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.

It was okay

Какие-то фолк запевы

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.

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.

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.

Not good

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

All sounded a bit samey, not my vibes

'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.

didn’t like folk vibes

I was bored during this entire album

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

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.

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.

Très ordinaire

inoffensive indie, but not feeling it

Niet mijn ding

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

I listened to this A LOT when it came out, trying to figure out what other people liked about it that I was missing. Never figured that out, and for a while there I kinda hated Fleet Foxes. Years later, my opinion has mellowed somewhat, but... I still think this is pretty bland lowest-common-denominator type stuff though, especially compared to some other indie folk I could mention. Feels like eating cotton candy kinda: Sweet and airy with no actual substance. Inoffensive, nice on the ears, and pretty darn uninteresting to me. 2.5 rounded down.

Decent

Prefer Helplessness Blues. Mind just switched off for most of this

Not really my genre. I can see it as background music in a movie scene or a hip hop sample. Idk.

Love the Bruegel cover but the music did absolutely nothing for me. Wasn’t completely horrible though.

I usually like this style of music. Not today. I'm not impressed.

Just bored me.

I thought the first song sounded nice, but the rest of the album is just not my type of music at all. I’m not much of an indie pop folk enthusiast.

Pretty, wistful, and woefully, utterly boring.

Not my kind of type

Snoozefest of the highest degree.

New year, same distorted feet. Anyway, indie is reputationally the home of the wimp. Are you an adolescent male bored by football, be it soccer or American football, and in possession of the upper body strength of Shirley Temple? Why not make your nest in the softest genre of all? Nobody will mock your underdeveloped chest and maintained-throughout-adolescence bedwetting in the all-accepting indie gang (well, they probably will still mock you, since people are arseholes, but you’ll find plenty to mock them back with, and they’ll be too soft to kick your head in anyway). That said and rather strangely, proper jocks, rugger buggers and other sporting males can be devoted fans of your Take Thats and your N-Syncs without inviting jeer. I guess being hard means you need seek no excuses, and you need develop no taste. However, there is a strand of indie that asserts its hardness. This is that peculiarly British strand of indie where pissed-up lads into footie also like coruscating guitar lines and lyrical cleverness/quirkiness. Descendants of punk and the rockier 60s bands (Who, Stones etcetry etcetry), bands like the Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and Oasis (all Manc) offered indie with a promise of a ruck. And if you want a reason why hard indie emanated in the UK and not the USA, it may well be the sporting differences between the two countries. The big 4 sports in America all stipulate exacting male body types: real big, real tall, presumably able to fill the whole toilet bowl in one sitting. Football, by which I irritatingly have to indicate that I mean soccer, has no specific body type. Maradona was a stocky 1.65 m, Pelé was a slighter 1.73 m, and Messi is exactly inbetween at 1.69 m. As such, football (soccer) lacks many of the physical determinants of more American sports. So, your shortarse teen into Blur may well still be on the school football B team, and from this unlikely union betwixt the football (soccer) fan and the indie fan springs hard indie. Your American teenage indie boy has no such avenue to escape the wedgies and develop some resilience, and contents himself with soft indie and the luxury of a mildly tortured emotion (but only mildly, for this is soft indie). Fleet Foxes could be the polar opposite to hard indie. This is indie at its very softest, indie with a Mohs scale rating of talc. At the time they released this, their debut album, they described themselves as “not much of a rock band.” No, they weren’t. They were the perfect example of American soft indie. And this unadulterated concentration, this Platonic form of soft indie reveals to us all the merits and shortcomings of soft indie. The most prominent and immediate aspect to the album that the listener notices is how central the harmonies are to it. This band loves their harmonies as much as they presumably love identifying with Holden Caulfield. And the idea of this technical intricacy should be impressive, and every listener can construct in their head the line of reasoning which concludes that they should find Fleet Foxes’ harmonies impressive. But the harmonies just won’t impress the listener, for one simple and vicious reason: no memorable melodies. I have listened to this album several times over this past week, and only now can I vaguely recall a snippet of a melody from it. And I’ve just put on a different band, and thus even that snippet has now fled my head. This lack of melodic strength, especially when contrasted with the all the harmony, almost feels like a cruelty, as if they’re teasing us with its absence in the manner of a kidnapper sending the family his victim’s little finger. Still, they do have all that harmony, and none of the album sounds bad at all. But it has that awful bugbear, a slavishness to good taste. Yes, with all that harmony, one recognises the band bowing down towards the Beach Boys and CSNY. Along with this, they have the good taste to borrow, not steal, from the most credible British folk (Nick Drake and Fairport Convention, rather than anything involving a bagpipe or forty verses about the death of the village’s fletching industry). The result is that nothing on the album has enough sharpness to lodge in the memory. I can’t tell you a single lyric, or hum you a single tune. By way of contrast, I just had a look at the bottom 20 albums, and could fair hum tunes from over half. I was inclined to give this three stars, but what will that teach us? That it’s acceptable to aim for just being acceptable? Next time, Fleet Foxes, give me more. Two stars, to make an example of you. And remember that, although your girlfriend may like your softness when, say, first meeting her parents, there are some areas where she will definitely prefer you hard. NoRadio, signing off.

It’s called alternative, but feels more folksy, like a cousin of Mumford and Sons. It’s the kind of music you love having in the background, but can’t ever remember the songs. Like some medieval troubadour playing whimsical music as the album cover sort of alludes.

This sounds like hymnals written by people who love the smell of their own farts and never wear shoes, even in the snow. I don’t like hymnals, hate the smell of my farts, and have been known to wear shoes to bed. Therefore, it is not for me.

- generic 2010s indie folk rock, peak hipster cafe vibes - thank god this genre has fallen out of popularity stand outs: white winter hymnal

This is close. This is close to something I'd like. It doesn't sound bad. But it also doesn't sound great. The tunes are inoffensive. The whole thing is a little beige.

I'd rather just listen to My Morning Jacket.

Sounds a bit like something you'd hear at a church gathering.

I feel like I should like Fleet Foxes, lots of crossover with bands I do like, and yet somehow I've never been able to get on with their songs 😵‍💫

Nice calm music.

noiosetto

Not necessarily bad, but couldn't discern much difference in any of the songs. Wouldn't say I enjoyed it. Wouldn't bother to listen to it again.

A Pitchfork special. Tyler will give this 5 stars. Standard "folk revival" stuff where we overproduce and always have somebody noodling high up the neck of a telecaster. Nothing overly offensive here, but nothing actually new, innovative, or super interesting. If Tyler put this on I'd survive and just hope he grew a pair and put on Weld. These guys cosplay medieval European peasants. It's fine, overall. Closer to a 3 than a 2. But I round down. Worked with Kanye verifies a 2.

Borde egentligen tycka om det här men det är inte särskilt kul. Velar mellan tvåa eller trea. Bestämmer mig imorgon.

Tuesday, behind on work, destroyed at kickball, but good vibes, kinda tired

Ehhh, too many college vibes, I feel besides winter hymnal it’s too bland

pleasant enough listen, but one of the best 1000 albums ever made?

The perfect accompaniment to watching paint dry

Ei ole mua varten. Liian indiehipsuttelua.