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Founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in 1988, Sub Pop Records is a medium-sized independent record label based in Seattle, WA. With early releases by Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and TAD, the label is often associated with something called “the grunge movement.” Exploitation of this association has frequently proven financially fruitful.
At Sub Pop Records, it is our intent to market and sell the recorded music (and related merchandise) of artists whose music some shifting definition of “we” really and truly love. We mean to represent these artists as faithfully and diligently as possible and hold out hope that this is enough for us to remain solvent in the face of the well-documented collapse of the music industry at large. We also enjoy laughter, good times and the company of friends.
Track Listings
1 | Sun it Rises |
2 | White Winter Hymnal |
3 | Ragged Wood |
4 | Tiger Mountain Peasant Song |
5 | Quiet Houses |
6 | He Doesn't Know Why |
7 | Heard Them Stirring |
8 | Your Protector |
9 | Meadowlarks |
10 | Blue Ridge Mountains |
11 | Oliver James |
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Seattle's Fleet Foxes traffic in baroque harmonic pop. They draw influences from the traditions of folk, pop, choral, gospel, sacred harp singing, West Coast music, traditional music from Ireland to Japan, film scores, and their NW peers. The subject matter ranges from the natural world and familial bonds to bygone loves and stone cold graves. "Supremely crafted and confident" - 8.7 - Pitchfork.
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It's now twenty years since grunge emerged from then culturally isolated Seattle and Fleet Foxes, the eponymous debut album from the city's latest heroes, demonstrates just how much American independent rock has mutated in that time. The five young members of Fleet Foxes make up a very different sort of rock band, describing their own music as "baroque harmonic pop jams". Even that understates the depths of the quintet's effortless vocal harmonies and gently woozy, folky feel. Of their contemporaries only the enigmatic Midlake and My Morning Jacket at their most fragile come close, but neither could have cooked up the Beach Boys spiritual of "White Winter Hymnal" or its more powerful companion piece "Ragged Wood". In fact Fleet Foxes happily admit to aspiring to an earlier tradition--not just obvious antecedents like the Byrds, the Association, Neil Young and, especially, David Crosby's famously unfocussed solo album If Only I Could Remember My Name but ancient English folk songs and their later American descendents. All were hunted and gathered from the internet--songwriters Robin Pecknold and Skye Skjelset are barely in their twenties. Add a host of unlikely instruments and the results are stunning, the complete antithesis of mainstream stadium indie that has followed Arcade Fire. Still, the cover features a Bruegel painting of peasants that might have graced any Black Sabbath sleeve. In that way at least Fleet Foxes salute a local tradition. -Steve Jelbert
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"Supremely crafted and confident" - 8.7 --Pitchforkmedia.com
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.52 x 0.26 x 5.14 inches; 2.24 Ounces
- Manufacturer : SUB POP RECORDS
- Item model number : 4034474
- Original Release Date : 2008
- Date First Available : April 13, 2008
- Label : SUB POP RECORDS
- ASIN : B0017R5UAA
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #9,958 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #186 in Indie Rock
- #481 in Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
- #906 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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Comparisons to other bands might seem easy, but ultimately are only useful as a guidepost to a type of sound that might interest you as a listener. So sure, if you like any of the 70's (or 00's) bands with a folk/rock/freak sound you may be open to the Foxes. If Led Zep was your main 70's band, you may want to look elsewhere. The Beach Boys may be one band that could be argued to be a significant influence. (As songwriter and front man Robin Pecknold would probably acknowledge.) Yet they sound NOTHING at all like them. Nothing. But the song structures, the harmonies, the lack of glorious guitar solos (which some wrongly refer to as "chops") might owe more to the Beach Boys than CSN&Y, (who many seem to forget were a super group that could rock out with the best of them when they wanted to).
The most striking thing about the Fleet Foxes, what separates them from most other bands out there today, is not what you have heard. It's not the harmonies. It's not the reverb or the beards or Seattle or the massive buzz surrounding them. It's the most basic of all things when it comes to music. The songwriting.
Pecknold, at 21 or 22, has already composed a collection of classics. At least six or seven of the eleven songs on this album are standards to their fans and will be screamed for and sung along with twenty years from now if we are all lucky enough to be around by then. I kid you not... The other songs are nearly as good, making it the most listenable album to come along not just this year, but probably in many, many years.
If you feel like it, you can read my little battle with Hercules_doh in the comments section of his review. Though I feel even more strongly now about the band and the album than at that time, Meadowlarks still stands out as perhaps the only miss between the first two albums. And it's a very near miss at that. It's actually quite beautiful, but the lyrics at one point become a little too affected to be taken seriously. A minor quibble to be sure.
The best thing for fans of indie music is that this band will never be for everyone. As hot as they are right now, there are already haters out there and ears that are just not open to this kind of sound. As beautiful as the songs are, as sweet as the harmonies are and as absent the screeching guitar solos are: do not be fooled. This is serious music that is just different enough to keep it interesting for a lot of fans but will scare away the massive audiences that would probably end up ruining it.
I’m not a fan of the vinyl master though. The highs are a tad bit muffled but somehow still harsh… I played them LP after listening to some mint 70s Philips classical records and the difference in quality was very noticeable. It’s a shame because this album is a masterpiece and deserves a better master.
LP Track Listing:
Side A
1. Sun It Rises
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Ragged Wood
4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
5. Quiet Houses
6. He Doesn't Know Why
Side B
1. Heard Them Stirring
2. Your Protector
3. Meadowlarks
4. Blue Ridge Mountains
5. Oliver James
EP Track Listing:
Side A
1. Sun Giant
2. Drops In the River
3. English House
Side B
1. Mykonos
2. Innocent Son
I first got Fleet Foxes in digital format when it came out in 2008. I play it regularly every winter. It is such a fitting soundtrack to snow and cold in Michigan. This is one of the first albums that made me regret no longer having a turntable. My first listen of this album reminded me of the warmth of listening to vinyl. When I finally got a new turntable this year, I knew I was going to pick up this album on vinyl.
I always thought the album cover art for Fleet Foxes was interesting, but one does not really get to enjoy cover art that much in digital format. I really like it now that I have the full sized album cover. The records are in quality poly inner record sleeves, which is always a plus to me.
Please forgive me if I sidestep that no-win conversation and just go from the gut - Fleet Foxes is a really strong and inspired first effort. The "best" of 2008? Not quite. However, if you're a fan of Britain's golden age of Progressive Rock - Renaissance, The Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes, ELP, Tull, 10cc, and Blondel - and enjoy healthy overtones of Neil Young, The Eagles and some very tight harmonies ala Lindsey Buckingham, then Fleet Foxes channels them all with precision and great result.
Honestly, there are too many doppelgangers and other influences at work here to consider this release the best of the year but it is hard to argue the records merit when the "borrowing" is from such a rich vein of source material and is executed so well. In the meantime, I am looking forward to hearing more from a very promising band as they discover their own sound.
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for all the people who critisized their sound quality and production, if you read on the 'cheap' sleeve notes you might notice that this album is mostly recorded at home. And I think that's charming, yes maybe it is a bit over re-verbt and yes there are some bum-notes. But what is wrong with a bit of purity ? instead of all this over produced music that comes out these days.
I like this organic and naive recording. It makes it sound sincere and again pure.
To be fair to the critical reviewers, they do sound a bit like the beach boys...but what is wrong with basing yourselfs on such quality musicians? the beatles have been the foundation for most recent bands. So it's nice and refreshing to actually here people sing harmonies togheter again in the old tradition ala the Beach Boys'
This is a beautiful album, and I can't wait for their second one, and i'm sure that now they have made a bit of money that the sound quality etc will be a lot better.
So for the critical people ...don't give up on them yet.
But this album will stand the test of time !



This was a present for my mother and she loved it.

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