Still, there is no denying there's something in Fleet Foxes' music which evokes backwoods sentiments; that of warmth, humility, earnestness and of a time uncomplicated and unhurried. Perhaps the best antidote for this 21st Century city-living burnout?
This, their difficult second, has much to live up to. Their eponymous debut won them both critical and commercial success and was a mainstay in many 'Best of 2008' lists.
Robin Pecknold, chief lyricist and vocalist has admitted the two year gestation took a toll on his personal life and the band's coffers.
A plethora of obscure instruments has been employed to imbue each track a sepia'd bygone feel. Gorgeous chamber melodies and lush earthy harmonies abound; and was only curiously punctuated by track 10's "An Argument" - An excursion into jarring jazz territory.
Big-hearted campfire reveries. 8.6/10
...and long attention span not necessary:
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