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Fleet Foxes – English House
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English House is the longest and most obviously rock songs, which comprises the EP’s rising action and reveal more of Fleet Foxes' range.
It is a graceful downward rush of guitars
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Fleet Foxes – English House (basement demo)
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(Illegible)
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Fleet Foxes – Quiet Houses
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[Verse 1] / Lay me down, lay me down / Lay me down, lay me down / Darkening, darkening / Darkening, darkening / Darkening, darkening / Darkening, darkening / [Verse 2] / Come to me
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Fleet Foxes – Hot Air (basement sketch)
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[Instrumental]
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Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
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“Mykonos” doesn’t travel as far as its title suggests, but thrives on the tension between Robin Pecknold’s wordless vocal intro and the band’s intricate harmonies. Of course, it
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Fleet Foxes – Anyone Who's Anyone
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[Verse 1] / Charlie never let it get too hot / Just try sticking with the girl you got / Other women they would seem secure / They're just as fragile as her / [Verse 2] / I heard
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Fleet Foxes – In The Hot, Hot Rays
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[Verse 1] / Heat like a dead weight / Still covering the street outside / So heavy that the dogs can't hide / In the hot, hot rays / [Verse 2] / Out on the sidewalk / It's a river
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Fleet Foxes – Silver Dagger
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[Verse 1] / Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother / She's sleeping here, right by my side / And in her right hand, a silver dagger / She says that I can't be your bride / [
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Fleet Foxes – Ragged Wood (Transition Basement Sketch)
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[Chorus] / Lie to me if you will / At the top of Perringer Hill / Tell me anything you want / Any old lie will do / Call me back to, back to you / Lie to me if you will / At the
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Fleet Foxes – Innocent Son
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The Sun Giant EP ends with Lester Freamon Toe-Taps the Blues alone once more, singing Innocent Son with only a few brusque strums as accompaniment.
With only the sparsest elements
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Fleet Foxes – Isles
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[Verse 1] / Everyone stares when you walk in the room / They stare when you go / You've got so much control / How could anyone say no? / They rarely do / That's why you're you
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Fleet Foxes – Icicle Tusk
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This is from the Fleet Foxes early beginnings as a band, their first Debut EP. Around these times they had more of a rock-induced sound, as can be heard from the more prominent
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Fleet Foxes – White Lace Regretfully
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[Chorus 1] / White lake lightening lace / And caught in my widest dream / Old kind night after night / I'd wait to be strung to me / [Verse 1] / Only man why older / No light would
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Fleet Foxes – She Got Dressed
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[Verse 1] / He's made of sand / Not flesh and not bone / He's as good as the seeds he's sown / But he loves you so / Like no one else, you know could do / Put your wedding dress on
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Fleet Foxes – Sun Giant
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The opening track on Fleet Foxes‘ EP is the perfect introduction to this Seattle band, whose carefully fashioned songs reward more active listening than your typical indie-roots
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Fleet Foxes – Drops in the River
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After the quiet title track comes Drops in the River, which builds gradually as the band patiently add instruments– strange ambient clattering in the background and simple floor
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Danny Brown – Pac Blood Samples
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See all of “Pac Blood” by Danny Brown’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Fleet Foxes – Textbook Love
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Track 4 on The Fleet Foxes EP (2006)
“Textbook Love” can either relate to:
- the fact that the story’s imagery revolves around a high school environment, in which to fall in love
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Fleet Foxes – So Long to the Headstrong
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[Verse 1] / This morning I received airmail letter three / From my connection overseas / I pulled the paper back / You begin your attack and it reads: / [Pre-Chorus] / "Of all the
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Fleet Foxes – False Knight on the Road
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A traditional folk song, where a child is steadfast in his/her faith and resolve against the false knight, who is the devil in disguise.
Originally a ballad written by Scottish
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Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
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“White Winter Hymnal” is the first single from Fleet Foxes’s debut 2008 self-titled album. The B-side is the non-album track “Isles”.
Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #5
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Fleet Foxes – He Doesn't Know Why (basement demo)
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(Illegible)
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Post Malone (Ft. Fleet Foxes) – Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol
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On “Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol,” Post Malone recruits the indie folk band, Fleet Foxes in a chaotic/melodic song to talk about how he struggles with alcohol but at the same time
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Danny Brown – Pac Blood
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3rd Track off Danny’s XXX Mixtape. He discusses how real he is and how vividly he can paint a picture using his words.
Sample is taken from “English House” by Fleet Foxes.
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Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks
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“Little Talks” debuted on Philadelphia’s Radio 104.5 to mass acclaim before Of Monsters and Men even released an album. Later, it became their first song to reach the Billboard Hot
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Fleetwood Mac – Big Love
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[Verse 1] / Looking out for love / In the night so still / Oh, I'll build you a kingdom / In that house on the hill / [Chorus] / Looking out for love / Big, big love / [Verse 2
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Fox Academy – Choking on Flowers
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“Choking on Flowers” is placed as the 2nd track on Fox Academy’s 2015 EP elsie.
The meaning of this song can be interpreted in a couple of different ways. The phrase “Choking on
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Calvin Harris & Alesso (Ft. Hurts) – Under Control
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“Under Control” is a song recorded by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso, featuring vocals from English duo Hurts. The song was released as a single on 7 October 2013.
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Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
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Nicks wrote “Landslide” while in Aspen, Colorado, inspired, while looking at the mountains, by the thought that everything in her life she’d been building could come crashing down
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Genius – The Nine Most Underrated Albums of 2015 (So Far)
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Halfway through the year, a handful of Genius Editors picked nine of the most underrated albums of 2015. They were hidden gems – now they’re your new favourite albums.
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Joan Baez – Silver Dagger
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[Verse 1] / Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother / She's sleeping here right by my side / And in her right hand, a silver dagger / She says that I can't be your bride / [
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Neil Young – Harvest Moon
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From his album of the same name, this song was written as a tribute to his wife, Pegi. The song celebrates longevity and fidelity in relationships, both in its lyrics and in a
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Elvis Presley – Can't Help Falling in Love
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A tender ballad about being unable to resist falling in love, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is one of Elvis' most famous and romantic songs. Originally recorded to tie along with
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Band of Horses – The Funeral
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An image of the original hand-written lyrics was posted by Band of Horses to their Instagram account March 22, 2016, with caption:
I’ll quit blowing yalls feeds up so much but
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Angela Carter – The Lady of the House of Love
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At last the revenants became so troublesome the peasants abandoned the village and it fell solely into the possession of subtle and vindictive inhabitants who manifest their
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Steely Dan – Show Biz Kids
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ACCEPTED SUGGESTION: This is a song which disparages a certain class of L.A. residents…wealthy offspring of entertainment moguls….show biz kids who don’t give a F about anybody
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