CD Picks of the Week
Of the hundreds of CDs released this week (715, according to All Music Guide), here are my picks...Fleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesThis five-piece from Seattle is one of my absolute favorite new bands (along with Bon Iver and Islands) of '08. With CSN&Y harmonies. Like their labelmates, Band of Horses, they're a spiritual descendant of early My Morning Jacket with soaring melodies and vocals that sound like they're recorded in a grain silo. They add CSN&Y harmonies to boot. - Listen here.William F. Gibbs - My Fellow SophisticatesThe hooks come with baroque ornamentation on this debut that was original and... read more
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