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Fleet Foxes have returned with the fruits of their long recording labors, and they are incredibly sweet. “Helplessness Blues” is the title track from the bands forthcoming album of the same name. The song tip-toes in with light acoustic guitar with Robin Pecknold reminiscing of the times when our parent would reassure us as children that we are special, like “A snowflake distinct among snowflakes unique in each way you can see.” The chorus rises into the beautiful harmonies that Fleet Foxes are so masterful in performing, something this reviewer has missed for the passed few years. A little past the halfway point, their baroque folk style reemerges and is just as refreshing and fulfilling as it was on the “Sun Giant” EP.
“Helplessness Blues” is one of the more energetic songs from the band and deals with themes more relevant to our times. We give up our uniqueness to end up becoming “A functioning cog in some great machinery, serving something beyond (us)”. Pecknold dreams of owning an orchard where he would “Work till (he’s) sore”. Happiness in our jobs and lives is our goal and Fleet Foxes are back to show us the way.
Available for Free Download at http://www.fleetfoxes.com/helplessness-blues.html
9.5 out of 10
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