To slow the heavy beating of your heart,
I’ll put on a calm face
Look up at the sky with reddened eyes,
And I’ll put on a calm face
Imagine a person who is sleeping
Everyone likes someone who is sleeping
I’m reminded of you when you’re dreaming
‘Cause I love your face most when you’re dreaming
Ah..
I will slow-and-steadily refill all the emptiness inside
Painted in the sky, I picture you among the clouds,
Thinking, ‘If I keep spacing out, some good might happen.’
Or maybe not, I do not know, I don’t know
It’s alright to cry when you feel lonely
It’s alright to be kind to only one,
And to live on thinking there is no tomorrow
It’s alright just as long as you can smile,
Even if there’s only one who sees it
That would be great to have
It’ll be alright
It will be just fine
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
Cermony's Ross John Farrar experiments with synths, bass, & percussion to make music similar to that from the '80s homemade tape scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2023
saw Thundercat for the first time recently - truly a GOAT of live performers. this album is him in his most honest, focused, and emotional state, and it beautifully intertwines his silly artistic voice with his stories of struggle and loss. the album is short and sweet - BUT, if you want to see him and his friends jam a little longer on these ideas, definitely see him live. the dude literally practices like Coltrane and it shows. zilla