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Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes

number two in rough trade's albums of 2008 there are five of them and they are from seattle they are a group trafficking in baroque harmonic pop they are not much of a rock band but sound much like crosby stills and nash but sometimes with a bit of young too with the help of family friend phil ek whose many production credits include recent albums by the shins and band of horses 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 robin pecknold is in fleet foxes 'all we strove for with this record was to make something that was an honest reflection of who we are citizens of the western united states who love all kinds of music and above all else love singing' and we believe them fleet foxes were one of the most talkedabout band at this year's sxsw and certainly the act that picked up the most acrosstheboard plaudits everyone from zane lowe to nme mojo pitchfork the guardian independent and telegraph selecting them as the finest new act of the festival and raving about their celestial fourpart harmonies and aweinspiring cosmic countryrock on bella union in the uk and sub pop in the states rough trade's albums of 2008