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Originally Posted by Buzzkill
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues: 9/10
Way less poppy and immediately catchy than their first album. It's got a ton of great songs, but there are a few duds imo (like Blue Spotted Tail...lyrics just seem kind of elementary)
Best Tracks: Battery Kinzie, The Plains/Bitter Dancer, Lorelai, The Shrine/An Argument, Grown Ocean
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Liking this even more now. The whole album seems to deal with Robin Pecknold's insecurities and neuroses leading to the destruction of his relationship. Now he's at this point in his life where he doesn't know what to strive for, how to deal with his own issues or how to balance his need for musical perfection and a healthy social life.
At first all of the existential musing on the album kind of got to me, but it really all fits together amazingly well. The Shrine/An Argument is the best track they've ever released, and the album easily outshines Fleet Foxes. 10/10