Music : Fleet Foxes

Rating: - Simply superb...
I finally paid for the record after seeing them live the other day and boy-howdy is it brilliant. The a cappella segments are rousing and the melodies have a wonderfully laid back sound, evocative of californian pop, folk and gospel music.

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Rating: - Staggering debut album
Went to see them at Brighton Audio,crap venue and the place did not do the band any justice at all IMO,the album is a superb debut expanding on the wonderful Sun Giant EP,must buy album of 2008.

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Rating: - You'd be missing out on something special...
The first time I heard most of this album was live. That was last night. After the gig I bought the album (I'd already pre-ordered it, sorry Amazon!). Today I've listened to it about 15 times, and it's revealing a slow burn appeal, if that's possible. If a better album's released this year I'll be stunned.

The EP is equally brilliant - Mykonos in particular is mind blowing.

If there's a chance this music could make you feel as it good as it does me, you should check it out.

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Rating: - Perfection!
This will be an untypically short review. If you want a perfect soundtrack for summer 2008 buy this album. Melodic and beautiful, a sort of Brian Wilson for the noughties. More folky than the Beach Boys and more than just a pastiche of Crosby Stills etc
Stand out tracks for me are:
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
He Doesn't Know Why
Your Protector
Difficult to pigeon hole (which is good) it should be the must have album for this year along with Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid...
I cannot recommend it enough. You will not be disappointed.

SB in Biggar

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Rating: - Buy it.

I'm always wary when bands get the sort of hype that the Fleet Foxes have been generating but I think these guys actually deserve the accolades, especially when you consider that this is their first album. This is great pop music and the exciting thing is that they are most likely going to get better and better.