Fleet Foxes

　Ragged Wood is unassuming roots-rock recorded in the Sub Pop way. Now that Band of Horses can be found in car commercials, Sub Pop is prepping the next licensing bonanza. There's something more traditional, and purportedly authentic, about Ragged Wood, which is a nicer way of saying that the songs are less gripping than Everything All the Time. When they're not sounding like Band of Horses, the vocal and songwriting approach would fit wonderfully on the interminable second half of It Still Moves, where absolutely nothing grabs your attention. This seems like one of the few times that an independent label has pigeon-holed a band's sound. On the flip side, this album will be a precursor to financial success for the band. For many, this is a niche of music that's only now pouring itself into mainstream. For me (and probably most of the RYM community), there's just so far where this sound can go in the 00s, and it was done already over the past few years.

其实07-08年有两个独立民谣音乐人崛起的传奇故事，一个是Bon Iver，一个就是Fleet Foxes。前者是被P4k挖掘出来的典型代表，后者则完全是Sub Pop看人准，当初签他们的时候他们连个经理都没有，全靠在网上放些自己弄的歌，通过非法资源传播口碑。后来08年Sun Giant那张EP和这张的成功可以算现象级事件了

草我几个月前竟然说这张封面很博斯？这其实是勃鲁盖尔的画，而他就是受到博斯影响的大师之一。亏我还在豆瓣收藏过勃鲁盖尔全集...我是假粉

<Nederlandse Spreekwoorden> by Pieter Brueghel.