“‘Just Like Clockwork’ is about the ferocity of time, both good and bad. From its seemingly ambiguous nature to its practical constraints, and the ever-changing importance we attribute to time”, says Duncan. “There’s a clock in my living room that ticks very loudly. So distractingly, that I have to stop the pendulum each time I’m writing music or else everything would be at the same tempo. Peculiarly the pendulum moves faster than it should, but the clock still tells the correct time. This got me thinking about the movement of time and how much meaning we attribute to it both practically and conceptually.”
Commenting on “Luminous” he says: “‘Luminous’ reflects on loss and acceptance. It’s about how we personify objects, places, and even light, to console ourselves in dark moments. Although these thoughts are futile, there’s a melancholic beauty in remembrance when these thoughts occur.”
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This is undoubtedly my single favorite album of all time. It feels like such a perfect culmination of all the themes and ideas Fleet Foxes has been working with since 2008. It answers many of the questions found on both Helplessness Blues and Crack-Up, and represents an incredible maturation and growth in Robin Pecknold's perspective. Their other albums are certainly masterpieces, but this, in my opinion, is their magnum opus. I doubt it will be recognized as such in its time. isaiah_stuart
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Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell