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The Deal: Seattle quintet sounds like a tasty leftover from the '60s.
The Good: The sun is low on the horizon, it's a cool summer evening and the Fleet Foxes just may break into a lilting version of "Scarborough Fair" any minute. But these Seattle musicians are deliriously contemporary. Fleet Foxes channel both British and American folk, yet there's distinct newness in its compositions. It's no wonder the album opens with the forward gazing "Sun it Rises," and is sprinkled with rustic folk-rock tunes like "White Winter Hymnal" and "Blue Ridge Mountains." Think Red House Painters and Simon & Garfunkel having a picnic on the greens of San Francisco, but the Foxes' heart is firmly set in drizzly Seattle.
The Bad: What could be bad about solid writing and composing? There's not really a bad tune in the whole bunch.
The Verdict: Seattle music has come a long way – full circle, if you will.
Subpop; Release date: June 3, 2008
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