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The Modern Folk Sounds of Fleet Foxes Are Simply Divine

By John Brodeur
Metroland | December 18, 2008
This reverb-drenched beauty seems to be gunning for the title of coolest record ever to be sold across a Starbucks counter. And I'll give it to 'em -- it's an exquisite recording, full of pristine vocal harmonies and yearning leads, set to a modern-folk backdrop that aligns them with contemporaries like Band of Horses, the Shins, and My Morning Jacket. There’s an if-it-ain't-broke attitude to the compositions here; for all of the quintet's "indie" leanings, there are palpable and necessary ties to the past. Which is to say, this is music that defies time or categorization. Highly recommended.
Tags: folk, Sub Pop, Fleet Foxes

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