Shore

Shore

by Fleet Foxes
Shore

Shore

by Fleet Foxes

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - 180 Gram Vinyl)

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Overview

After casting his net wide with 2017's progressive and intellectually challenging Crack-Up, Robin Pecknold moves into more relatable territory on Shore, Fleet Foxes' winsome fourth outing. Blossoming with artistic growth after a six-year hiatus, Crack-Up saw the Seattle native flexing his academic muscle, leading the band through complex multi-part suites that, while often breathtaking, also roiled with the brine of troubled waters. Released to the public on the exact moment of 2020's autumnal equinox with only a day's advance notice, Shore's comparative tranquility plays almost like a reaction to its predecessor. However, far from a retreat to the earnest halcyon days of Fleet Foxes' first two albums, it stands firmly on the other side of Crack-Up both in sequence and emotional maturity. Whether intentionally linked to its thematic date of release or not, Shore's 15 songs and accompanying album-length 16mm art film thrive in a fertile tone of Indian summer liminality where darkness lurks at one end and wildflowers at the other. Songs like "Sunblind" and "Jara" resonate with sun-dappled expressions of gratitude and empathy, the former name-checking fallen musical heroes (Richard Swift, Arthur Russell, Elliot Smith) and the latter honoring the sacrifice and activism of friends. There are songs about shedding layers ("For a Week or Two" and "Young Man's Game") and finding peace ("Featherweight"), all wrapped up in neatly constructed folk-rock layers and the band's trademark harmonies, which at this point consists almost entirely of Pecknold, who also played the bulk of the instruments and produced the album. The ambitious changes and arrangements that were a hallmark of earlier releases and threatened to overwhelm Crack-Up are still present, but more subtly applied and ultimately more rewarding. Intricate guitar and piano lines thread throughout most songs, with horns and unobtrusive synths popping in and out of the mix. For every ambitious cut, like the understated thrills of "Quiet Air / Gioia" or "Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman," with it's almost Sufjan Stevens-like orchestrations, there are gentle exhalations like the supple acoustic folk ballad "I'm Not My Season." As a collection, Shore emits a sense of coming through something and arriving anew with the welcome bruises that foster greater understanding and compassion. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 03/19/2021
Label: Anti-
UPC: 0045778844418
Rank: 12811

Tracks

  1. Wading in Waist-High Water
  2. Sunblind
  3. Can I Believe You
  4. Jara
  5. Featherweight
  6. A Long Way Past the Past
  7. For a Week or Two
  8. Maestranza
  9. Young Man's Game
  10. I'm Not My Season
  11. Quiet Air/Gioia
  12. Going-to-the-Sun Road
  13. Thymia
  14. Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman
  15. Shore

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fleet Foxes   Primary Artist
Robin Pecknold   Primary Artist,Vocals
Christopher Bear   Percussion
Michael Bloch   Guitar (Classical)
Meara OReilly   Vocals
Beatriz Artola   Spoken Word
Kevin Morby   Vocals
Riley Mulherkar   Trumpet
The Westerlies   Horn
Andy Clausen   Trombone
Georgiana Leithauser   Vocals
Chloe Rowlands   Trumpet
Brain Wilson   Spoken Word
Faye Butters   Vocals
Frederika Leithauser   Vocals
Uwade Akhere   Vocals

Technical Credits

Meara OReilly   Arranger
Beatriz Artola   Dialogue
Robin Pecknold   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
The Westerlies   Arranger
Brain Wilson   Dialogue
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