Fleet Foxes

This weeks Goodness comes to you in a form that I like to call, Aesthetic for your Ears. No photos this week, instead I bring you the music from the Seattle based band, Fleet Foxes. Signed to Sub Pop records in the winter of 2008, this 5 piece band brings a contemporary sound mixing all five members vocal harmonies with drifting guitar cords. Imagine a contemporary Beach Boys sound mixed Folk music and Neil Young. Their lyrics paint masterpieces in our heads and often take us to Greek islands, the quivering forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains or to the edge of a horizon as the winter sun comes up.

Fleet Foxes compliments most occasions, whether your lounging in a wool beanie near a fire in the winter or sipping a micro brewed summer seasonal under the warm sun.

Unlike a lot of music that is pushed out by the music industry factory, I believe that this band has longevity and will continue to produce quality music for quite some time. I highly recommend their self-titled album Fleet Foxes, released in 2008 as well as their EP titled Sun Giant. Rolling Stone gave their self-titled album Fleet Foxes four stars and Pitchfork rated it a 9 out of 10. Songs to pay attention to include White Winter Hymnal, Mykonos and Ragged Wood. Check out the Pitchfork Review of Fleet Foxes to hear samples of their music. Their videos are just as artistic as their music and can be found on YouTube or Pitchfork.

More Contemporary bands with Similar Sound: My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Bon Iver, Rogue Wave.