Fleet Foxes self-titled debut album has become the first winner of the inaugural Uncut music award. The band triumphed from a shortlist of 25 albums released between September 1st 2007 and August 31st 2008, and was voted for by a panel of 10 experts including Edwyn Collins, Peter Hook and Linda Thompson.
Fleet Foxes, currently out on a world tour of their much coveted album, are a five-piece indie band from Seattle who describe their music as “baroque harmonic pop jams”. The quintet grew up listening to their parents music and were inspired by the likes of The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, The Zombies, Joni Mitchell, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Love, Marvin Gaye, Bach, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan and Buffalo Springfield.
Emerging in 2006, the boys from the Emerald City didn’t waste any time in getting noticed. After self-releasing an EP in 2006, they went on to release another EP, two singles and a critically acclaimed album with the label Sub Pop. It’s been a great start for the band, and upon listening to their music, something tells me they just might be around for some time to come.
Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why
Music Is Life
Thrasher
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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