“Fleet of Foxes” are a five-piece independent band based in Seattle. Its genres include indie folk, folk rock, baroque pop, indie rock, and indie pop. Fleet Foxes consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals and guitar), Skye Skjelset (lead guitar), Jay Tillman (drums), Casey Westcott (keyboard and bass), and Christian Wargo (bass and keyboard). According to The Independent, Fleet Foxes described their music as “baroque harmonic pop japs”. Prior to the release of their self-titled album, Fleet Foxes released two EPs, “Fleet Foxes EP” in 2006 and “Sun Giant” in February 2008, with both EPs receiving positive reviews and praise.

fox fleet somehow it reminds me of the Okkervil river. I don’t know why The whole Fleet Foxes journey is like having fun and singing in a church. She has one of those that make you sing in church, holding hands. And the ones that make you nod your head too. It’s good to have when you’re in church, harmony will come when you have Fleet Foxes with you.

Fleet Foxes will keep your heart at peace with “The sun rises”. With a constant touch of guitar and drums. It won’t be long before you realize you like this song. From the lyrics where Robin said “Red squirrel in the morning, red squirrel in the afternoon, red squirrel in the morning, I’m gonna take you home, the sun rises over my head, in the morning, with the hug me, darling, in the night, the sun, will rise, very soon…” I really don’t know what it meant, but one thing is for sure. You will feel comfortable with this song. Simple lyrics, but with a deep meaning.

“White Winter Hymnbook” it’s really good i have to say. From start to finish, he has me going. It’s like when you have an ice cream, you would end up asking for more. This is what happened to me when I heard this song. I have to say that White Winter Hymnal is really amazing! Robin made this song sound so easy, but so good! I can feel the Fleet Foxes harmony in this song. The voice and music were too cool to handle. Especially the “woo hoo hoo woo hoo hoo”. Incredible!

“ragged wood” it comes as the third track on the album. It is the longest song on the album and one of the crunchiest on the album. Something new, remembering the Okkervil river. As Robin sings, you can hear the rest of the Fleet Foxes join in and have fun too. They provide beautiful, harmonized backing vocals, which today is one of the secret ingredients of any successful indie band and artist. With some amazing guitar riffs at the end, you can’t miss this song.

Fleet Foxes continues with “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song”, which is a beautiful ballad and featured Robin’s voice. Robin sang: “Did the wanderers pass this morning, where did they go, graceful in the morning light, to the flag fair, to follow you softly, in the cold mountain air.” I can’t tell what it means from the lyrics, but I can feel the sadness in this song. Fleet Foxes sure knows how to take care of your emotions.

“quiet houses” had some really good music playing. I was amazed the moment he started the music, steady drum beats and beautiful acoustic guitar accompanied by what sounded like a knock on the door. It’s so simple, but this song is really good. Look at the music! Oh yeah, I think the Fleet Foxes are singing about ahem… The lyrics go like this: “Lay down, lay down…Don’t give up, don’t give up…Oooh…Come for me…” Happy track and lively with some really catchy hooks!

“He doesn’t know why” It started with the beautiful, harmonized wails of the Fleet Foxes. This song has some pick points. Every time Robin finished singing a verse, she had to catch her breath and strengthen her lungs and go back to singing a new verse. It’s such a hard song to sing if you tried. Robin tried to do it with as little effort as possible. At the end, where Robin said “There’s nothing I can do, there’s nothing I can say…” was the climax of this song and was followed by a beautiful 30-second piano performance.

In “I Heard Them Shaking”, you can hear Robin’s moans at first, and slowly the rest of the Fleet Foxes joined in, creating a beautiful platform for harmonized hums and moans. They said, “woo hooo hoo…” And more! As if a group of choirs were singing with the Fleet Foxes. A beautiful Fleet Foxes. They were the music at Heard Them Stirring.

wow, “Your protector” it is like a heroic hymn for a warrior. Interesting Fleet Foxes theme. There was some flute playing on this track, bringing a new instrument to the Fleet Foxes music. 🙂 The chorus was a good strong thing, I can feel it when Robin yells, “As you lay down to die by my side, baby, I’m the one in the shooter game, would you wait for me, the other one?” would you wait for me… “With Your Protector, I can see that Robin is trying to tell us a story, maybe she doesn’t understand it. But with the music and the endless harmonized moans and humming, I couldn’t ask for more.

“Larks” is another beautiful acoustic ballad about the skylark. If I’m not mistaken, I think Robin is singing about her pet lark. I love the way Fleet Foxes hums this song. It was too beautiful!

“Blue Ridge Mountains” It started very slow, but managed to finish on a high note. There was a unique instrument on this track, it sounded like a Chinese or Japanese instrument, which made Blue Ridge Mountains so easy on the ears. The piano can also be heard in the background as Robin sang. “In the trembling forest, where the trembling dog rests, our good grandfather built a wooden nest, and the river froze, and the house was covered with snow, and the yellow moon shone until the morning light” Bright things here .

The last track on the Fleet Foxes debut is a beautiful acoustic track called “Oliver James”. Sometimes when she listened to this song, she just wanted to sing along. The fact that this song is very easy to sing makes it a fascinating track. Only Robin’s voice and some guitars are heard. Even if the guitar is not present, I have no doubt that this will be a great track as well. Simply charming. A peaceful way to end the album.

Classification: Wow, each song on the Fleet Foxes debut has its own uniqueness and specialty. I really enjoyed this album. The Fleet Foxes instrumentals were pure genius, I can’t help but listen to them all the time on my ipod. Fleet Foxes also tried to add some variety to their music by using different types of instruments, which for me, really did a great job. Nothing to argue with, there may be some hiccups between the album or some short, boring moments on Fleet Foxes, but Fleet Foxes is still worth spending time with. 7.5 out of 10, I have to say. Health!

Featured Songs (My Picks): White Winter Hymnal, Ragged Wood, Quiet Houses, Meadowlarks, Blue Ridge Mountains.