This is a beautiful song.

I was frightened but I held fast,

why, it's a perfectly-timed beautiful song too,

thank you;

In my favourite albums of this year so far. Been loving this song for a few months now and there’s a couple of other gems on the album as well.

kind of cool how they were able to turn that fleet foxes youtube video into a music career

love them.

funny thing about that Fleet Foxes cover... i thought their voices were annoying and kind of awful when that thing came out back in 2008... so it turned me off of them and i didn't even bother w/ their debut EP and record... woops

saw them 2 weeks ago and the show was just stunning

they were amazing on Conan last night too (did Emmylou)

I just picked up the Lion's Roar LP last friday. It is a great record.

Their harmonies are gorgeous but the lyrics to that song are a dealbreaker. Just dreadful.

how come?

i think they're pretty damn sweet... especially when they explained it at their show.

p.s. they are 18 and 21

Okay there STIP

I will be seeing them tomorrow opening for Wild Flag. Kind of a strange combo, but I'm looking forward to it.

I know, I know. But this kind of gimmicky folkie cliche:

I'll be your Emmylou, and I'll be your June
If you'll be my Gram, and my Johnny, too
No, I'm not asking much of you
Just sing, little darling, sing with me

is a songwriting pet peeve of mine. I'll admit I might have a bit of an oversensitivity to it, but I nonetheless find it icky and obvious.

I went on the band's website to see if I'd like some of their other songs better, but unfortunately much of what they seem to be doing is indicative of what I dislike about a lot of these neo-folk groups like The Civil Wars and The Avett Brothers--one or two moderately interesting surface-level aesthetics trying to shoulder the weight of a bunch of average or below-average songwriting. With all due respect, it's coffeehouse open mic stuff.

I was actually hoping this thread didn't exist so I could make it.

Just found out about these broads from a music blog I occasionally check out. Heard the song Blue there.

http://www.oedipus1.com/home/?p=6438

Also listened to The Lions Roar and liked that too. I'll have to check out the albums.

how is that lyric any less "lame" or cliche than a good chunk of Johnny Cash's lyrics tho?

and Avett's have been around since '99, don't judge them based on their last (and weakest) record that Rubin produced. the Gleam EP is amazing.

I don't know. I didn't make that argument. If Johnny Cash wrote those lyrics, I wouldn't like them by him either.



Again, that's not what I said.

Forget the lyrics--where do "bands" like these come up with these absolutely rediculous names? First Aid Kit? Seriously?

These names are diculous all over again.

There are definitely some lyrics I'm liking less the second time around.