Released April 8, 2008 Sun Giant (EP)
(2008) Fleet Foxes
(2008) Release date 8 April 2008 Label Bella Union | Length 18:50 Artist Fleet Foxes Producer Phil Ek | |
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Recorded Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, Washington; Stuart Hollerman's Avasti Studio; Fleet Foxes' house Genres Indie rock, Indie folk, Baroque pop | ||
Sun Giant is the second EP by Seattle-based indie folk band Fleet Foxes. It was released on April 8, 2008, on Bella Union and Sub Pop. The EP was named the #1 album of the year by Pitchfork Media in conjunction with their debut LP, Fleet Foxes.
Contents
While the EP was released prior to their debut album, Fleet Foxes, the songs on Sun Giant were recorded after those that feature on their full-length album. The band stated that the EP was pressed so that they had something to sell on tour, and clarified that the music was not indicative of their ambitions. Sun Giant was in fact originally intended to be a tour only release, but demand from fans led to its official release.
Track listing
All tracks written by Robin Pecknold.
Personnel
The liner notes state that: "We all played many an instrument. An itemized and individualized list would be egotistical and tiresome"
Critical
Billboard said that the EP featured "harmony-rich songs more in keeping with Crosby, Stills & Nash, a welcome turn away from the agitated dance-rock still so prominent in the indie world." Rolling Stone gave the EP three-out-of-four stars, and said that "with ramshackle rising-and-falling guitars, CSNY-style harmonies and the occasional mandolin plink, this five-track EP will make you pine for summer in the country," although the magazine said their song-writing was a bit thin.
Songs
1Sun Giant2:14
2Drops in the River4:13
3English House4:41