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- Summary: The third full-length release for the indie folk quintet from Seattle was co-produced by the band's Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Folk
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Positive: 27 out of 31
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Mixed: 4 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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Jun 12, 2017Their third record is their best, a meandering, wild, untamable masterpiece from a front man who refuses to stop studying and refuses to be predictable.
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Jun 14, 2017With Crack-Up's earnest explorations of the human condition and evocative, progressive composition, Fleet Foxes maintain their status as one of the best folk rock bands of the 21st century.
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Jun 16, 2017Fleet Foxes return with a grand, theatrical approach to music as a whole, and although they reminisce on their grand, prog-folk glory days, Crack-Up as a musical statement is genre-less.
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Q MagazineJun 6, 2017It confirms that rarest of achievements: a group somehow hanging on to the essence who they are, while pushing their art into thrillingly unforeseen places. [Aug 2017, p.99]
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Jun 15, 2017Orchestral, experimental, and more challenging than either of the band's previous releases, it's a natural fit for the Nonesuch label, whose heritage was built on such attributes. For Fleet Foxes, it represents a shift away from their more idyllic early days into a period of artistic growth and sophistication.
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Jul 19, 2017While it’s not short of irritating periods of pretension, it’s par for the course when beauty, indulgence and complexity are key ingredients in the melting pot.
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Jun 16, 2017The band has always prided itself on ornateness, and in that sense, Crack-Up is its richest release to date. But more often than not, all that fussiness robs it of any impact.
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Jun 16, 2017
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Nov 20, 2021
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Feb 28, 2020Was hoping for more. Looking forward to this new album and after months of trying to get into it, it just doesn’t hook me.
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