RIYL: Iron & Wine, Mumford and Sons, Bon Iver
Fleet Foxes are a recent obsession of mine, these guys are just so folk-y and smooth, and I am a sucker for their indie-ness. The vocals are absolutely beautiful, the lead singer, Robin Pecknold, harmonizes flawlessly with guitarist and keyboardist, and ahhh, I can't even stand it, it's like liquid folksy gold is being poured into my ears, and I love it. There music is usually very acoustic and a bit slow, but there is enough passion and talent to keep the music riveting and memorizing. These guys have played at SXSW, and they give me a very ACL/ independent vibe.
Here is one of their most popular songs, Mykonos. I love the prominent role of the drum/ tambourine in this song, as I find in most bands they are usually more of background instruments.
This song is called Blue Ridge Mountain. The beginning of the song is entirely vocal, no instruments, and it almost has an eerie/ nostalgic vibe, it's rather hauntingly lovely. And what's this?! A Beatles reference to their crosswalk album cover?! EGAD
And this is one of my favorites, White Winter Hymnal. The video has claymation, and who doesn't love some good dancing play-doh figurines? This song does not have a lot of lyrics, as it is very repetitive, but I like it that way as I can sing along easier.
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