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Sun Giant EP

	Sun Giant EP Fleet Foxes Sub Pop, 2008 average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Here we go, yay!

I hear everything, all types, all genres, everything. And here is something unexpected; a huge unexpected treat! Apparently, somebody else loves harmony, and have the talent and originality to bring it to us as something different still. Lot's has been written about Fleet Foxes, so I'll let my two cents be: "original, mysterious, pretty, unpretentious, catchy, and unexpected".

I'll bet they are having a good time. This is really special music.

Unadulterated and Unmistakable Talent

I tried this based on an Amazon.com recommendation. I am always looking for good new music and I like finding music (its like a treasure hunt) that is not "too-mainstream" (not that I am against success, by all means make money. Just don't start writing songs on your 5th album about how hard it is to be a millionaire rock star because the studio required that you produce a 5th album that you didn't want to make and expect me to relate). I was a business and marketing major, but I do not like commercialization or marketing in my music. I like raw, real, unfettered talent, music and lyrics rife with deeply personal insight that can only come from (truth) an artist's heart. True talent which is identifiable, incontestable, incontrovertible, unadulterated and unmistakable. And I think Fleet Foxes is definitely it.

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Sun Giant Shines Brightly

The Fleet Foxes' Sun Giant EP album is a lush blend of baroque-folk-rock-choral harmonies. And, yes, the Beach Boys, CSNY...60s-70s pop influence is apparent.

The most obvious for me is "Drops in a River". The instrumentation barrows a lot from David Crosby's "Laughing". "English Home" has some Beach Boys phrasing. Listening to "Sun Giant" and "Mykonos", you get a hypnotic rhythm reminiscent of the pop tunes from the Zombies, the Association or the Youngbloods.

Lead singer/composer Robin Pecknold's lyrics have a post-modern, non-linear quality. At once, poetic and open to interpretation. I can certainly see the Pacific-Northwest region of the US in some of the lyrics.

Is the Sun Giant EP worth owning? Hey, if you like this genre of music or the Fleet Foxes other songs from their Fleet Foxes album, you'll want this one.

Despite their youth (early 20s), there's a maturity in their song-craft that belies their age. You can almost anticipate greater things are ahead for them. For now though, give these guys a listen and enjoy the brilliance of Sun Giant. I guarantee you'll be playing their songs over and over. I know I haven't since I first heard them on NPR.

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Start here

I cannot think of a better way to discover this band - this EP is timeless, eloquent and understated perfection. It is art without pretension. Simply stunning melodies, harmonies and accompaniment. Great liner notes also. Forty years or more mind melded. Smart. Yes, start here.

listen to this one, too

If you bought the other album, buy this EP because you are missing some really good stuff! You will love Mykonos. That is the one song I can't stop listening to. I bought both the EP and album the first day they came out, and I think people are starting to spread the word about FF.

I don't listen to folk music, but I love things that are new and combine several genres. This might be a stretch for people who listen to top 20 music, but isn't that how we find all the best artists? If you aren't into folksy music I would still try to give this album a listen. I think these guys are working on something new and beautiful.

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