...sometime earlier this week and I've finally dug up some of my notes. hot damn, my room is a mess.
and the verdict?
good, not great.
definitely over hyped, but they still have a handful of solid songs.
they jump around different genres, and that comes off as indecisive rather than deliberately eclectic. are they a folksy Arcade Fire? I think not.
"Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" definitely draws from Radiohead's "Karma Police". "He Doesn't Know Why" feels like a Christmas song. "Your Protector" is like a modern, indie version of "Greensleeves" (you know, the traditional English ballad about the beheaded Anne Bolyn [in the words of my beloved Dwight Schrute])
find my favourite two songs below, and if you like what you hear, head over to their MYSPACE
if not, I'd suggest you stick with Vampire Weekend. although I still don't understand why those two bands are apparently unwittingly rivals or something. no musical correlation whatsoever.
Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood [mp3]
Fleet Foxes - Quiet Houses [mp3]
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