2008 album from this Seattle based quintet. Fleet Foxes are, for lack of an imminently more marketable descriptor, a group trafficking in baroque harmonic pop. And the joy they derive in doing so is palpable. We feel it too. They are, self-described, not much of a rock band. With the help of credit cards, minimum wages, tip money, friends and family, Fleet Foxes crafted their first demo, and subsequently the Sun Giant EP and this debut full-length album, with family friend Phil Ek manning the rudder. Drawing influence from the traditions of folk music, pop, choral music and gospel, sacred harp singing, West Coast music, traditional music from Ireland to Japan, film scores, and their NW peers, Fleet Foxes ranges in subject matter from the natural world and familial bonds to bygone loves and stone cold graves.

Tracklist

Fleet Foxes    

A1        Sun It Rises
A2        White Winter Hymnal
A3        Ragged Wood
A4        Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
A5        Quiet Houses
A6        He Doesn't Know Why
B1        Heard Them Stirring
B2        Your Protector
B3        Meadowlarks
B4        Blue Ridge Mountains
B5        Oliver James

Sun Giant EP    

C1        Sun Giant
C2        Drops In The River
C3        English House
D1        Mykonos
D2        Innocent Son

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: SUB POP
Catalog: 70777
Rel. Date: 06/03/2008
UPC: 098787077711

• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: Alternative
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 06/03/2008