Shore is a glorious, life-affirming collection of songs, a move to the centreground that shows his absorbing of musical influences is paying rich dividends. It has ‘future classic’ written all over it.
Shore is an album about the growth of individuals and how we should progress in times of hardship. Each song feels like a warm blanket that rests over you. The way that Fleet Foxes are able to conjure up such emotion, especially given the circumstances surrounding the time we’re in, is a wonder to behold.
Shore sees Pecknold return to the territory of his debut record, melding sublime songwriting, soaring harmonies and lyrics of such empathetic warmth and generosity they’d make me puke if anyone else had written them.
After the dense and solemn Crack-Up, Robin Pecknold returns the Fleet Foxes to their roots with an album just as perceptive and thoughtful as their debut.
Shore doesn’t ask much of us—it merely shines into the room where you’re sitting, bringing in light like early morning sunbeams.
Shore is an album of gorgeously serene surfaces and supple details, moulded to the tender challenges of its time, with all the loving care required.
Shore is full of richly embroidered gratitude; the play of the seasons and the influence of the elements is ever-present.
Shore is a bright, beguiling and hopeful statement that reflects on what has come before, where we find ourselves and leaves us anticipating the coming changing of the season in the most encouraging way possible.
Surprise fourth album combines deeply pleasant vibes with high-flying studio ambition, for an LP about letting go and being thankful for what we’ve got.
Shore is a return to the band's roots, but with a potent acknowledgment that much has changed in the interim — like visiting your hometown and wandering around the streets, taking in all the familiar sights, sounds and smells while pointing out all the differences.
Shore turns out to be both vibrant and vital. Not vital in the essential sense, but filled with humanity at its healthiest—full of voice, sure of foot, aided by friends and strangers.
‘Shore’ is the more consistent and jubilant sibling of ‘Crack-Up’. Probably, it’s the record Fleet Foxes fans were hoping for after the sheer brilliance of the first two albums.
As a collection, Shore emits a sense of coming through something and arriving anew with the welcome bruises that foster greater understanding and compassion.
On Shore, Fleet Foxes have illuminated the sense of grace that can sometimes be found within certain darknesses, and that has made the listening experience feel both profoundly human and hopeful.
While Shore finds Fleet Foxes stumbling on a few risks, the album mostly serves to streamline the band's sound and remind us what made them so special in the first place.
This latest offering from Fleet Foxes embodies their entire catalog of folksy sounds, seasons it with some jazzy elements, and pares down some bloat (only one track over five minutes).
An album that’s ... quickly stifled each time a redeeming chorus comes around, like the gorgeous descriptions of summer-red cedar in the quiet air (‘Quiet Air/Gioia’), shadowed by self-magnifying mythologies – a bad selfie blocking a beautiful view.
After an unusual year marked by isolation, Fleet Foxes returns to offer you the perfect escape, reminding you how freedom is priceless. Particularly invigorating, touching and brilliant, Shore redefines what real life can be like, bringing you closer to the essentials.
It's no secret that some even expected them to be the messiahs, this group so acclaimed by the media, adored by fans, have managed to build a reputation worthy of their talents. After the departure of the drummer, the band took ... read more
Hopefulness Blues (or, Prelude for the Biggest Release Week for Music in 2020)
Fleet Foxes, one of the most-hailed modern folk bands. They blend a humble folk instrumentation with a varied, more grand output. It’s tough to describe their overall sound, for each record they’ve put out thus far has been sonically challenging to pinpoint. What’s so ironic about that is that their 2020 surprise record “Shore” is the perfect blend of their debut, “Helplessness ... read more
Watch melon give this a 7
But god what an amazing album, my AOTY for sure. Fleet Foxes don't miss.
for this longer review, we’ll be talking about “shore” by fleet foxes. while i don’t think it’s perfect, or even the best fleet foxes album (“crack-up” and maybe even “helplessness blues” are better), this album means way more to me than both of those two and maybe any other album ever created. it was the first album i fully listened to, front to back, and it really got me into music in general.
i got into fleet foxes like any other ... read more
REVISITED: Fleet Foxes - 6/6
NOTE: My ranking of Fleet Foxes' albums is out: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/mike-drop/list/189983/fleet-foxes-ranked/
The band's latest, "Shore" feels like a relaxed calm after the storm of creativity and experimentation that was "Crack-Up."
It's simple and breezy. Fleet Foxes are at a point where they really don't need to prove anything by coming out with something groundbreaking and outstanding, so hearing them lay back and vibe out ... read more
1 | Wading In Waist-High Water 2:15 | 88 |
2 | Sunblind 4:13 | 93 |
3 | Can I Believe You 4:04 | 89 |
4 | Jara 4:09 | 83 |
5 | Featherweight 3:50 | 89 |
6 | A Long Way Past The Past 3:59 | 86 |
7 | For A Week Or Two 2:11 | 82 |
8 | Maestranza 3:03 | 86 |
9 | Young Man's Game 3:11 | 81 |
10 | I'm Not My Season 3:11 | 87 |
11 | Quiet Air / Gioia 4:27 | 88 |
12 | Going-to-the-Sun Road 3:58 | 89 |
13 | Thymia 2:22 | 81 |
14 | Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman 5:10 | 87 |
15 | Shore 4:19 | 86 |
#2 | / | Uncut |
#3 | / | BBC Radio 6 Music |
#4 | / | Far Out Magazine |
#4 | / | The Observer: Kitty Empire |
#5 | / | MOJO |
#7 | / | USA Today |
#8 | / | Beats Per Minute |
#8 | / | The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich |
#8 | / | Under the Radar |
#9 | / | The Wild Honey Pie |