Shore
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Shore
Shore is the fourth studio album by American folk band Fleet Foxes. It was announced one day in advance of its release, and was intentionally released exactly at the autumnal equinox on September 22, 2020. It is the follow-up to their 2017 album Crack-Up and is the band's first release on Anti- Records. It is the band's second album since regrouping in 2016 after a three-year hiatus. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
On his fourth album, singer-songwriter Robin Pecknold refines and hones Fleet Foxes’ crisp folk-rock sound, crafting another musically adventurous album that is warm and newly full of grace.
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NME
a reinvigorating return to form for the rousing folk stars.
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Rolling Stone
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.
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Under the Radar Magazine
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.
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Stereogum
Shore sounds like someone recognizing a new beginning, and wrapping their arms right around it.
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Consequence of Sound
A wonderful album to lead us into the concluding chapters of a heartbreaking year.
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Paste Magazine
The folk-rock band’s fourth LP possesses a hopeful approachability.
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Clash Magazine
As natural and inviting as the curling of the leaves, ‘Shore’ is Fleet Foxes at their best. A voice of comfort for an atmomised generation, this is less album, and more treasure trove.
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musicOMH
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.
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All Music
Shore emits a sense of coming through something and arriving anew with the welcome bruises that foster greater understanding and compassion.
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Loud and Quiet
It’s a playful moment in an album that’s otherwise 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.
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Stereoboard
‘Shore’ is remarkable in the sense that it functions equally well as an exercise in engineering as it does a living, breathing celebration of music, from influences through to songwriting smarts and the act of capturing a performance.
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The Firenote
On Shore, Pecknold together with Artola has found a creative grounding that seems to serve the singers strengths, while suggesting fresh possibilities. The 15 tracks here offer the best of both worlds.
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The Young Folks
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.
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The Line of Best Fit
Fleet Foxes are resplendent and honeyed on surprise autumn equinox album Shore.
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PopMatters
Shore is the kind of record meant for listening in a reflective mood. Some of the 15 tracks may rock to a rapid beat.
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London Evening Standard
A hauntingly beautiful collection crafted by atypical times.
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Totally Dublin
While it may not capture of the depth and complexity of the band’s sophomore masterpiece, it’s not searching for that level of profundity. Typically immaculate in its conception and craft, Fleet Foxes’ timeless celebration of life and nature is a perfectly timed triumph.
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Radio Rutgers
All told, the album exhibits a style that both spelunks the hardened visions of its successors and crystallizes its own, entirely new, folk rock. After all, Pecknold believes this music inhabits both the past and present. Forgive my Generation-Z lingo, but I can easily vibe with the second half of this LP’s mellow tracks. These are “Thymia” and “Going-to-the-sun Road.” Preferably consumed in lowlight after sunset, feel the waist-high water.
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Best of SNO
this album is sure to please those who stray towards the more succinct sound of their debut LP.
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Commedia
While at times life may seem chaotic like the crushing waves of the ocean, you can always count on the safety and comfort of the shore when the water gets too high.
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SCAD Radio
Shore is definitely worth the listen for any folk rock enthusiasts.
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The 13th Floor
So, how does the album sound? Well, strangely calming. I say strangely because a lot of the new music being released now reflects the current political, social and environment crises (wait til you hear the new one from The Deftones). I personally was not that enamoured by the Fleet Foxes previous release…I found it, frankly, pretentious. But this one is anything but. So, hopefully you can take some time to give Shore a listen or two today. It’s too early to give it a full-on review but I’m pretty sure you’ll feel better after hearing it.
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Beats Per Minute
Regardless, it never feels like Shore is burdensome; there is a gratefulness in everything he sings that is infectious and uplifting.
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The Student Playlist
‘Shore’ is Robin Pecknold’s most sun-drenched and stripped back Fleet Foxes album yet – something that both works in its favour and against it.
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The Dartmouth
Fleet Foxes have made a simple album describing life’s simple pleasures that makes for the perfect soundtrack to autumn.
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Vinyl Chapters
Unleashed for the autumn equinox, the fourth, long-awaited and striking album from Robin Pecknold folds the Fleet Foxes sound into gorgeously melodic and soulful folk-rock shapes which promise solace and rejuvenation amidst the tumult of a worldwide pandemic.
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VultureHound Magazine
This record is well executed and beautifully performed. For new fans this is a great first listen, for older fans this is exactly what you wanted when you heard about a new album.
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Daily Herald
Fleet Foxes release bright, nuanced album.
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The Courier Online
Fleet Foxes’ fourth album takes you by the hand and guides you to the waters edge as the summer sun sets one last time, dancing on the lake, warming your face with a bittersweet golden glow, the equinox signalling the turning of the season. Robin Pecknold’s latest coup de maître, Shore, is the perfect Autumnal offering.
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The Times
The perfect soundtrack to our newly enforced period of contemplation.
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Pop Goes the Weasel
I can see this music for what it is – nice, pretty, carefully crafted. Soothing rather than cutting. And it does that job brilliantly, it’s just, somehow, ‘we’ll be better off in a year or two’, cooed harmonically over an acoustic shrug doesn’t quite feel enough right now.
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Uncut
All in all, it’s a beautiful record – and one that bears repeated plays. I’ve been playing it for around 10 days now, mostly on headphones, and it’s still revealing new details with each listen.
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Treblezine
He sounds like he’s made his peace with the uncertainty of the world he lives in, and is all the more committed to seeking out hope and joy within it. He sounds like he’s ready for the new season, and to embrace all that it may bring.
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Republic World
Compelling Yet Calming Track To Experience Zen In Dystopia.
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At The Barrier
Fans of Fleet Foxes won’t need any encouragement to seek out Shore. For anyone considering joining that particular throng I say – give it a listen, then seek out their other three albums. You’ll be pleased you did…!
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