Mark May 3rd on your calendar, folks! Fleet Foxes' highly anticipated sophomore album, 'Helplessness Blues', is set to release. Though commonly known for their pop-folk sound and vocal harmonizing, this album deviates from the upbeat melodies we have come to know and steers towards a more subtle and psychedelic experience for it's listeners.
Pros: This album provides a sense of enchantment and wonder, yet maintains the signature American-folk sound. In all seriousness, these 12 tracks make me want sit barefoot on a dock, in a far removed location and feel the sun glisten on my face (which will probably lead to a sunburn on my pasty NYC skin) and wind in my hair.
Cons: Many of their tracks are quite lengthy (in the "I'm impatient, when are the words going to come?" kind of way). My advice: enjoy the musical journey and heed the advice of a very wise, and very quotable young man named Ferris Bueller: "...if you don't stop and take a look around once in a while, you might miss it."
Recommended tracks: Lorelai, Battery Kinzie, Helplessness Blues (let's be real, I would list them all if I could)
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