Reviews (page 15 of 15)
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I have this album on CD. It's OK for an occasional listen when I'm in a mellow mood.
Enjoyed this. An old sound in a modern package.
OK but not one of top 1001
Right on the edge of a 5 for me. “Your Protector” is my favorite.
Excellent...love this album to bits 😍
Only got halfway thru
Modern classic. Love it!
was a fan when it came out and it has a timeless feel so has aged well. Can be samey, but that's fine. 8/10
Awful background music
Pleasant enough
not my thing
Its an album I'm familiar with as I listened to it a lot when it came out. Thought it was brilliant then. Listening to it again, its ok a few good songs. Not as special as I thought! 7/10
Booooooooooring
Pleasant to listen to, but quite forgettable.
Crazy album that evokes a lot of positive and bittersweet emotions.
Indie folk. Reminded me of Zorbing
Nice album, 4/5.
This is a delicious 5
4.3 + Haunting, majestic, uplifting - like watching the sun rise over a mountain, gradually spreading light over the rocky crags and dissipating the frigid mist.
totalmente hipnotizante
I’m not sure what it is, but you can tell these guys are American right from the start. The album has an Appalachian feel to it. Good song writing, nice vocals and harmonies and they have an interesting habit of changing direction mid-song, which is brave, since I’m sure the suits at the record companies don’t like surprises. It would have been nice if “Mykonos” made it onto this album, but I think that was released earlier in the same year.
meh, but got better later on
Discazo
Forgot I was listening to it... just didn’t register with me.
An album I have listened to many times before. A very impressive and soothing album for me as the style of music is not often on my play list, making it a great escape. It's hard to believe that the main singer and songwriter was only 22 when this came out and which shows true individual talent and provides a hidden appreciation for this album that most might miss.
Viel hallig-harmonischer Gesang von bärtigen Jünglingen, zuckrig flattern die Gitarren durch einen auf sexy Retro getrimmten Klangraum. Es wird bis zur Herzmuskelzerrung gesehnt und Tiefgründigkeit in einer ARTE-tauglichen Verkleidung vorgegaukelt, dass ich mich zwischenzeitlich frage, ob dies überhaupt noch satirisch zu toppen wäre, so brachial ist dieser Emotionale Mummenschanz. Als Zeitgenosse darf ich festhalten, dass ich diese kalkulierte Hipster Geschichte damals doof und saftlos fand und nun hoffte, vielleicht falsch gelegen zu haben, um mich nun in meiner ursprünglichen Meinung bestätigt zu wähnen, was die spätere Coldplay’isierung dieser mittlerweile in mit Indie-Girls pickepackevollen Stadien aufspielenden Bühnen-Baristas unterstreicht. Jogi Löw will scho au mehr als 1.8
Ich mag diesen Hipster-Knabenchor ja gern, finde das auf Albumlänge inzwischen aber etwas zu eintönig. Trotzdem: wirklich schöne Musik!
The sounds of running through a field, sometimes in the rain, sometimes in the sun, and sometimes in the snow. Great sound, definitely a mood album. Because it is a little situational, I don't think I can give it a 5, but a fantastic album nevertheless.
Not my kind of music - was a struggle to listen through
5
Folk con toques medievales. Muy chulo.
If you close your eyes, there's a lot of Dylan in it. But doesn't have the impact.
Someone mentioned that the Fleet Foxes are kinda like a blend of CSNY and Beach Boys, both of who I don't like, specifically because of their \"glorious harmonies\". I know many of their fans will think this is blasphemous as their harmonies are their calling card. I didn't mind the instrumental songs and I can appreciate the strong production and musicmanship throughout and also the nice Flemish woodblock cover so I'll give this a 3
Easy 5 from ol donny here
something pleasebale to the mind
Mir zu folky
Bought this album, loved playing it driving back from work on summer nights
Vibey sad boi music
7/10
Not bad
Phenomenal debut, with masterfully crafted folk / chamber pop songs. Sounds like a solid mix between CSNY & The Beach Boys ‘Pet Sounds.’ STANDOUTS: -White Winter Hymnal -Ragged Wood -Tiger Mountain Peasant Song -Quiet Houses -He Doesn’t Know Why -Your Protector -Blue Ridge Mountains
Takes me back to a very specific post-college yearning. Sad, but pretty.
Very chill indie folk band. Had not listened to them before. Enjoyed.
Just not for me.
nostalgia
Pretty nice. 7/10
When you first see that painting it's very bucolic, but when you look closer there's all this really strange stuff going on, like dudes defecating coins into the river and people on fire, people carving a live sheep, this weird dude who looks like a tree root sitting around with a dog. There's all this really weird stuff going on. I liked that the first impression is that it's just pretty, but then you realize that the scene is this weird chaos. I like that you can't really take it for what it is, that your first impression of it is wrong.[7] Pecknold explained to Mojo how the painting ended up on the front cover: We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do, and my brother had been working out some stuff, when I saw that Bruegel painting in a book my girlfriend had. I liked that it had a really intriguing meaning, like there's a story to each little scene. Which I just felt fitting for that record- dense but unified, not a collage or anything. And I liked its Where's Waldo? quality, that it was something you could look at for a long time on a vinyl sleeve and find new little things. It was very easy to get the museum in Berlin that has it to say yes. They were super excited a band wanted to use it and put it in their newsletter. When you open it up on the inside there's a paisley pattern traced from the back of a book that Skye (Skjelset, lead guitar)'s mum got me. We wanted two very different feelings.[8] The cover claimed the Best Art Vinyl Award 2008, an annual award, organized by Artvinyl.com, a company that manufactures display frames for record albums.[9]
Lovely album, real nice and relaxing.
Pleasant harmonies and easy to listen to. Unfortunately not much stands out and makes it memorable. I like it as a pretty unique sound.
Typical early 2000s indie. Sounds like a mixture of Bon Iver and of monsters of men
One of those albums I put on and then a half hour later remember I'm listening to music. Entirely inoffensive, but I'm not seeing the art.
I don’t know how I overlooked this album (besides WWH)
Some tracks left an impression, but overall delivers a tone that felt like it repeated itself too much.
Under the radar alt pop...not bad.
Superb
Love the musical composition and variety. the band sounds raw in a way that sound like a jam band on stage; but the recording is really clean. folky but not sappy or in-authentic. Reminds me of the early work of the band 'The Shins'. love the haunting vocals of Meadowlarks. I listed 3 times. while working, while doing chores and while going for a run. My appreciation grew.
I'm not a big folksy music fan but I did enjoy this (at least the few songs I listened to). This was a nice change and calming.
Minstrel nonsense. Gtfo
Pretty chill
Quirky lyrics, nice acoustic vibes.
Beetje basic folk albumpje, maar goed luisterbaar
Good Already recognise few of the songs from playlists on Spotify
Great album. Classic.
Sort gad a churchy beach Boys them.
annoying..
I enjoy the vibe of this. Very folk. Almost jester-like. Get a little monotonous after awhile, but, pretty solid.
Some great songs on here. White Winter Hymnal is my favourite. 3.5
Fun, catchy inde album
Pretty good. Inoffensive and decent background music, but nothing really grabbed me. Will listen again, it's the sort of thing that will grow on me, I think.
Have listened to this album a million times. Have it on vinyl. Love it with all my heart adn will relisten soon...
SO not for me
That was a great album. I loved the moving guitar parts. I can imagine listening to this on a car ride before a weekend long camping trip.
Love, will listen again
Folkly
Bändi josta kaltaiseni indierockfanin pitäisi kai tykätä. Olen antanut tälle useita mahdollisuuksia aiemminkin mutta ei vaan oikein lähde. Ihan kivaa pääosin akustista fiilistelyä joka menee sisään toisesta korvasta ja ulos toisesta. Ylöspäin pyöristyvä 2,5 tällä kertaa.
a classic
Walgesangartige, belanglose Mehrstimmigkeit, die man schon seit Jahrzehnten GENAU SO gehört hat wie hier (zum Beispiel bei Pink Floyd), als die Platte des Jahres zu verstehen, ist ein musikkritischer Kunstgriff, den mir mal jemand erklären müsste. Nicht ganz schlecht, aber auch kein Mittelmaß.
Very enjoyable album taking direct influence from The Beach Boys with the multiple harmonies and even a little Appalachian swagger.
white winter.
1.5 stars. Very bland music
Still holds up. Blue Ridge Mountains still stuck in my head.
An album I've listened to before! Hard to listen to it for its quality when ive heard it so many times, but I still love it.
Good enough but not super memorable.
Cheesy commerical Music, christmas commercial music
Decent album. Would maybe listen to again under the right conditions. It was a little slow.
This album pretty much paid off what the cover art was promising. It's not something I would reach for frequently, but the folksy vibe strikes me sometimes. 3 stars.
i want to like this more.. it's fine.
knew nothing about them going in. very pleasantly surprised
it's so mellow man.
Quiet beautiful, but a bit to airy for me when I try to sit through the full album.
Wonderful harmonies, naturally folksy, nothing too distinct, a Led Zeppelin feel sometimes, He Doesn't Know Why, Your Protector, and Blue Ridge Mountains were the most gripping
Very nice. I really enjoyed Oliver James and Tiger Mountain Peasant song.
I never understood the appeal. Better than Mumford and Sons I guess?
An album for simpler days, quite beautiful.
Requires more listening I guess, mediocre at the first go
10/10. Every song is so good. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song is unreal. Can't say enough good things about this album.
First half really good on first listen .
Kind of makes me think if the Grateful Dead were really into choral and hymnal music. Peaceful. Great harmonies. Not really my style. Favorite tracks: "Ragged Wood", "Your Protector"
Excellent album, had already loved this record for years.
The production is crystal clear and the melodies are beautiful. However, essentially every song falls into the same form rut: Folky intro followed by two to four minutes of indie rock (especially the indie rock drums) (I say this as someone whose taste is shaped by The Suburbs). Because of that, I think it ultimately falls short of the earlier wave of British folk rock. That said, I may be seeing cliches where there are none, and I am very glad that music like this made it into the post-2000 mainstream. It would be better if it leaned further into what makes it interesting.
2008: White Winter Hymnal, Blue Ridge Mountain, Ragged Woods, Your Protector, He Doesn't Know Why
Whether or not the belief that Fleet Foxes had spawned a monster that wound up defining a regrettable aspect of 2010s indie culture is true, the fact of the matter is that the heartfelt, genuine and overall alluring nature of this album is what prevents it from achieving ridicule and scorn nearly twenty years on. Fleet Foxes, album and band, crafted a landscape that leaves the curious and hardened into awed spectators. No wonder it still maintains a gravitational pull. Favorites: Sun It Rises, White Winter Hymnal, Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, Quiet Houses, He Doesn't Know Why, Your Protector, Oliver James.
A couple of good tracks but a bit dreary overall
Fantastic folk album, been a favorite for years
This is gonna be hipster shit hey. Aaaaand yep it's some modern folk crap, a hipster's dream. Fuck this. 2/5.