The fleet foxes might look like hippies but make no mistake about it, they are quite the opposite. Fleet Foxes's self titled debut is a journey into bewilderment filled with lush instruments and strong vocal harmonization that makes it sounds earthy yet like nothing you have heard before. The album start with "Red Squirrel" a late night bonfire singalong type tune with leads into the gorgeous "Sun it Rises" a track that pretty much kicks off the album much like the rising of the sun replacing the pale moon light. The album then flows smoothly onto the catchy "White Winter Hymnal". The momentum of the album stays constantly strong throughout with beach boys inspired accapella's to the huge megaton choruses of "Your Protector", but there are still surprises for the second last track of the album is what makes the foxes a band to watch. "Blue Ridge Mountain" is a like a trip back home, when you've been away far too long and all kinds of emotions hit you all at once. The album ends with a somber "Oliver James" which actually sounds more desolate that it actually is partly because of "Blue Ridge Mountains". Proving that sometimes the journey is much more precious than the destination itself.
Fleet foxes is an instant american classic, which reminds us that inspiring music can come from anywhere and sometimes its closer to our earthlier roots than you will ever imagine. This year with the bear and the monkeys in hiatus, this surely must be the year of the fox.
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