Top 50 Music Albums of 2008
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2008 – BELLA UNION / SUB POP
Produced By PHIL EK
1. Sun It Rises
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Ragged Wood
4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
5. Quiet Houses
6. He Doesn’t Know Why
7. Heard Them Stirring
8. Your Protector
9. Meadowlarks
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. Oliver James
Fleet Foxes plays what is called indie folk. Formed by a pair of high school kids (Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset) in the 2000’s who were influenced heavily by Bob Dylan and Neil Young, they had the excellent good fortune to have renowned produced Phil Ek as a friend of Pecknold’s family. He got them into a studio and onto the radar of Sub Pop records, and the rest is history. Their self titled debut album from 2008 didn’t exactly fly off of the shelves, but it was very highly regarded by critics and set the stage for their breakthrough album, 2011’s Helplessness Blues. The sound of this album is simple, quiet and mature, with a set of very good songs that will grow on you if you give them the chance to. Fleet Foxes made a great number of best of lists from 2008, and for good reason. This is a really exceptional debut album. It’s a beautiful, laid back disc that will keep bringing you back for more.
The beautiful sound of this album is best on display on the track “White Winter Hymnal”, which opens a cappella and quickly turns into a beautiful played track. “Your Protector” features flutes and portrays a sense of surprisingly mature longing and wistful beauty. “He Doesn’t Know Why” is a majestic and perfect song. Fleet Foxes is loaded with material like this, and although their next album is better known…this is really the one to have. This was a band and an album that I did not have huge hopes for, but they surprised me a lot. And if you like this, then you’ll definitely want Helplessness Blues as well. The band took a break after that and released a third album, Crack-Up, in 2017. Fleet Foxes is a band, and an album, and a sound, that is more than worth checking out. These guys are the real thing, and the treasures that await you on their albums are much more than numerous. [First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Produced By PHIL EK
1. Sun It Rises
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Ragged Wood
4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
5. Quiet Houses
6. He Doesn’t Know Why
7. Heard Them Stirring
8. Your Protector
9. Meadowlarks
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. Oliver James
Fleet Foxes plays what is called indie folk. Formed by a pair of high school kids (Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset) in the 2000’s who were influenced heavily by Bob Dylan and Neil Young, they had the excellent good fortune to have renowned produced Phil Ek as a friend of Pecknold’s family. He got them into a studio and onto the radar of Sub Pop records, and the rest is history. Their self titled debut album from 2008 didn’t exactly fly off of the shelves, but it was very highly regarded by critics and set the stage for their breakthrough album, 2011’s Helplessness Blues. The sound of this album is simple, quiet and mature, with a set of very good songs that will grow on you if you give them the chance to. Fleet Foxes made a great number of best of lists from 2008, and for good reason. This is a really exceptional debut album. It’s a beautiful, laid back disc that will keep bringing you back for more.
The beautiful sound of this album is best on display on the track “White Winter Hymnal”, which opens a cappella and quickly turns into a beautiful played track. “Your Protector” features flutes and portrays a sense of surprisingly mature longing and wistful beauty. “He Doesn’t Know Why” is a majestic and perfect song. Fleet Foxes is loaded with material like this, and although their next album is better known…this is really the one to have. This was a band and an album that I did not have huge hopes for, but they surprised me a lot. And if you like this, then you’ll definitely want Helplessness Blues as well. The band took a break after that and released a third album, Crack-Up, in 2017. Fleet Foxes is a band, and an album, and a sound, that is more than worth checking out. These guys are the real thing, and the treasures that await you on their albums are much more than numerous. [First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
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Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 4% | |
| Old 97's | 1 | 2% | |
| Elephant Revival | 1 | 2% | |
| Lucinda Williams | 1 | 2% | |
| The Steeldrivers | 1 | 2% | |
| Elbow | 1 | 2% | |
| N*E*R*D | 1 | 2% | |
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