Picked up by the bandwagon

Jumping on the bandwagon is always something that's good to avoid. But when the band's wagon is a dreamy harmonious love bus going non-stop to Rock Town, I'll stick out my thumb and hop in.

That's how I fell in like (it's too early in our relationship to drop the big L, that's reserved for one Stephen Malkmus) with Fleet Foxes.

And they haven't even released a full length album, the teases! Their two EPs, Fleet Foxes (2006), and Sun Giant, are enough to get by on, though. With soothing harmonies that smack of 60s motown or southern gospel, the Seattle boys play their ethereal, golden guitar riffs that border on funky and sometimes sound beachy, and mesmerize with good ol' pop beats. They almost sound like church hymns, with a kick. I love them.

Oh no! Did I just confess my true feelings? Well, sometimes when it's right, it's right. June 3 is when we will get to commit to a long-term relationship with their LP, though it's already been leaked all over the inter-web, as per usual. For your listening purposes, I'll give you two ice cream sample spoons of Fleet Foxes sounds.



Ragged Wood- Fleet Foxes (No Name Yet, 2008, Sub-Pop)




Drops in the River- Fleet Foxes (Sun Giant EP, 2008, Sub-Pop)



PostScript:
Weezer's new single, Pork and Beans, wasn't supposed to be released until this coming Tuesday, April 22, but as we previously discussed...inter-web. So here it is! It's lost the hi-fi, super-uber-produced sound of Beverly Hills, but I do think the messy, fun, loosey-goosey Pinkerton Weezer sound is gone forever. But tell me what you think! (Also, is it going to be called the Red Album?)


Pork and Beans- Weezer

PostPostScript:

OK, I'm sorry, but today I'm just overexcited it's the weekend and can't help but share things that are exciting me. One more musical treat! The new My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges, is being released June 10. But MMJ, being ever so magnanimous, is giving everyone the title track for FREE!

What is that you say?? Something FREE and not ILLEGAL? Without evil, furrowed brow record labels arresting sixteen year old Metallica fans? Way to bring all of us illegal downloading types out of our shadowy corners so our right ring fingers can relax from all the stress-filled sneaky right clicking we've been doing.



Evil Urges-My Morning Jacket