Fleet Foxes' enchanting debut is a gift that keeps on giving. The D Man listened to this album more than any other record this year, which alone qualifies it for the top of this list. Bursting with baroque pop harmonies seemingly hatched in some forest glen, Fleet Foxes’ timeless textures weave spellbinding melodies with each listen. An instant classic.With their pastoral appeal and appearances reminiscent of rogue shepherds, Fleet Foxes throw down the gauntlet for Best Anglo-Saxon Album of the Decade. Indeed, the group has it all: flowing hair and beards, acoustic instruments, folk motifs, four-part a cappellas, vests, goats, and references to the Blue Ridge Mountains. But it would be a massive disservice to suggest that Fleet Foxes is nothing more than forced pastiche. The album turns a variety of influences into a unique musical kaleidoscope: strains of shape-note singing, Pet Sounds harmonies, gospel, and folk roll over hills, woods, and rivers, arriving at some kind of Appalachian wonderland.
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