While I was (literally) the only person present sans flannel and a beard, I thoroughly enjoyed the Fleet Foxes show last Thursday night. Why?
1) They're one of those bands that sounds even better live than on a recording.
2) Robin has the voice of an angel. And he's gorgeous.
3) The band make nerd jokes about Lord of the Rings -- bonus points!!
One of the highlights of the show was when Robin came out to sing a solo acoustic version of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song. This is, a mon avis, the most beautiful song in the Fleet Foxes repertoire, but it sounds even prettier when the rest of the band stays out of it.
The band's four-part harmonies are rather reminiscent of CSN&Y, in the best way possible. The fifth Fleet Fox is oddly the only one who doesn't sing, perhaps because he's the only band member without facial hair (perhaps a requirement for doing vocals?)
The downfall: there weren't any goats on stage during He Doesn't Know Why. Click the link if you need clarification. Then, check out two other favorites, White Winter Hymnal and Your Protector.
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2 comments:
ugh im jealous.
(were the lotr references like this: THERES ONLY NINE OF US WE WONT MAKE IT. WE MADE IT!)
wouldn't it have been amazing if they did a cover of FRODO DON'T WEAR THE RING?
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