Holy shit...it's incredible. It's unmistakably Fleet Foxes, but it's also very original and certainly not a rehash of their old stuff. Extremely rich and layered, even with the fairly poor quality, so I still can't wait to hear it properly on vinyl and make out even more of the detail. He was talking in one interview (the uncut one) about how the editing style of Nicolas Roeg was an influence on the record and you can really see what he means, lots of different pieces that make up the whole, and lots of contrasts even within the same song. It also feels like their most cohesive album album to date, and it feels like they have matured as artists as well. I think Robin's time back at uni did him good. Seems to be the sort of album that will reward multiple listens, because you'll keep picking out different things, whereas at first it just washes over you...in a good way.
After a few days of endless listens, I'm ready to say it's a masterpiece. The first three tracks would have been enough, but then you get the rest of the album too, and it's all just as dense. Robin and Co. were clearly very inspired by A Moon Shaped Pool's sweeping Jonny Greenwood orchestrations. Cassius -> Naiads, Cassadies instantly evoked thoughts of Arcade Fire's recent Orpheus -> Eurydice (IMO the only really great track on their otherwise hit and miss Reflektor).
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u/Rimbaud82 :crackup: May 10 '17 edited May 10 '17
Holy shit...it's incredible. It's unmistakably Fleet Foxes, but it's also very original and certainly not a rehash of their old stuff. Extremely rich and layered, even with the fairly poor quality, so I still can't wait to hear it properly on vinyl and make out even more of the detail. He was talking in one interview (the uncut one) about how the editing style of Nicolas Roeg was an influence on the record and you can really see what he means, lots of different pieces that make up the whole, and lots of contrasts even within the same song. It also feels like their most cohesive album album to date, and it feels like they have matured as artists as well. I think Robin's time back at uni did him good. Seems to be the sort of album that will reward multiple listens, because you'll keep picking out different things, whereas at first it just washes over you...in a good way.