SOUNDTRACK: FLEET FOXES-“English House” (From the Basement) (2009).
[DISCLAIMER: This post was published on September 6th see that post for details].
I love watching bands do things that I can’t exactly picture when listening to the song. Sometimes it’s a scorching guitar solo. Sometimes it’s an inexplicable keyboard sound. And sometimes, like with the Fleet Foxes, it’s gorgeous harmonies.
I’m not saying I don’t believe that the Fleet Foxes can create such beautiful harmonies, it’s just that sometimes it has to be seen to be believed. And in that respect, this video for the gorgeous “English House” is perfect. It’s really neat to see all four of them hitting these sometimes complex harmonies while playing live.
It’s also great to hear this wonderful song played in the great setting that From the Basement offers. The only gripe is that it really looks like The Fleet Foxes could use a bath (which is somewhat less welcomed in HD).
[READ: August 30, 2011] “Gilgul”
I had no idea what “gilgul” meant; thankfully, it is explained in the story. For some reason, I had a really hard time getting this story started. I read the opening about three times before I could really settle down with it. Once I did, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
It opens with a man, Ravitch, who was “encouraged” by a friend to sit with a Jewish “witch” who reads his fortune. She tells him things about himself (which he believes his friend had told her in advance) and offers to tell him when he will die. He says no, blows it off and goes back to his life. Things the witch foretold start to come true, and while most of it is success for him, he is nonplussed and can’t really enjoy his new “happiness.” He can’t stop thinking about the witch. (more…)
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