- indie rock, indie folk, folk rock
- 50 min
- 12 tracks
- Love Da Records
Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on May 3, 2011, by Sub Pop and Bella Union. The album received universal acclaim from critics, going on to be nominated for Best Folk Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. The release peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest position on the chart to date. To support the album, the Fleet Foxes embarked on a worldwide Helplessness Blues Tour.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 85/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME4/10
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin9/10
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Tracks
- 1Montezuma3:36
- 2Bedouin Dress4:29
- 3Sim Sala Bim3:14
- 4Battery Kinzie2:49
- 5The Plains / Bitter Dancer5:53
- 6Helplessness Blues5:03
- 7The Cascades2:07
- 8Lorelai4:24
- 9Someone You’d Admire2:29
- 10The Shrine / An Argument8:07
- 11Blue Spotted Tail3:05
- 12Grown Ocean4:35
12 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Fleet Foxes
- Label
- Love Da Records
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
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