Of the lyrics in Helplessness Blues, Pecknold said he wished to make them “more realistic” than the oblique, impersonal, pastoral poetry of Fleet Foxes.
The content of their albums post 2008’s Fleet Foxes, informs that perception: reflections upon moments of personal heartbreak, clarity, escape, and self-division. Keep up with the latest music interviews, news and reviews here. Helplessness Blues, which turned ten in May, is ostensibly an album about Robin Pecknold, the lead songwriter, singer, and guitarist behind Fleet Foxes which, as with Tame Impala, is increasingly being seen as the work of an individual mind rather than a collective. In its apparent specificity, it reveals more general, more rewarding multitudes.
Some argue for epochal turning points: there was a time before Blonde on Blonde, and a time after it.īut my answer lies elsewhere, and touches on what makes any piece of art worthwhile. What makes an album great? Some point to a cohesiveness, others a sense of innovation. It's like watching the sun rise over distant mountaintops, over and over, familiar and captivating all at once.", 4 stars out of 5 - "The quintet win solely on the strength of their complex but unaffectedly lovely songs.A pure pleasure.", Ranked #5 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" - "Fleet Foxes distinguish themselves from the vintage-vinyl crowd by infusing their rootsy retro-pop moves with a sense of mystery.", "'Ragged Wood' moseys in on breezy harmonies, transforming the folk rock to beach pop in the pick of a high, tensile guitar string." - Grade: A, 4 stars out of 5 - "FLEET FOXES is warm and cathartic, with all the hopefulness of a balmy summer night.", "From the a capella opening to 'White Winter Hymnal' and the mature folk sensibility of 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song,' this album heralds the arrival of an interesting, seductive and confidently singular sound.Words by Elroy Rosenberg Ten years on from its release, we revisit Fleet Foxes’ seminal sophomore album. Ranked #1 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" - "A musical tonic of our times a reminder of what humanity is capable of.", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Fleet Foxes go for a somber, bombed-out hippy vibe, with acoustic guitars and five-part harmonies filling 'White Winter Hymns' and 'Blue Ridge Mountains.'", Ranked #11 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 - "The prettiest album of the year, and the warmest.", Ranked #25 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" - "Blending the sweetness and innocence of '60s AM radio gems and Californian harmonies with shimmering, wide-open guitars, Fleet Foxes are a truly special band.", 4 stars out of 5 - "A lower-dosage Animal Collective, the Foxes stuff their free-form songs with rich, swirling melodies bellowing clouds of organs.and bells and assorted stringed instruments.", "'Ragged Wood' begins with a shuffling twang, but before settling too deeply into the standard top-down AMericana, the song downshifts into a loose, lovesick midsection whose eventual peak feels as natural as it does surprising.", "What we take away from the album is less a collection of specific moments and more of a feeling.
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