Pecknold strongly identified with the world-weary nature of one of the essays and he was also was intrigued by its most famous quote: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." Scott Fitzgerald called “The Crack-Up”, wherein the author outlined his emotions after having written the acclaimed Tender Is The Night. He also felt that the work of the previous four years had left him completely exhausted and that his health was in decline.īesides studying English literature, it seems he also took some music theory classes, or classes in music listening, that also would come into play with the complex nature of Helplessness Blues.Īt some point he stumbled across a book of essays by F. He was unenthusiastic about life and desperately searching for something else. 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.Click to expand.The band lay dormant in 2012 in 2013 it seemed that Robin began recording some demos for the next album but it, and the band, was put on indefinite hiatus as Robin enrolled at Columbia University in New York City to pursue a degree in English literature.ĪT the time, it seems that Robin was disillusioned with the music business and felt that maybe he had peaked artistically. 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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