Sun Giant

Folk · 2008 · 5 tracks · 18m

Sun Giant

Five tracks of breathtaking, cathedral-reverb indie folk. Dense vocal harmonies, pastoral acoustic arrangements, and a timeless, woodland atmosphere.

It sounds like a choir of mountain men singing inside a giant, hollowed-out redwood tree.

A warm, pastoral reverence that feels both ancient and deeply comforting.

Sun Giant · vs · Fleet Foxes

Low Energy-1.1σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 18m

01

Sun Giant

2:14

02

Drops in the River

4:13

03

English House

4:41

04

Mykonos

4:35

05

Innocent Son

3:07

Moments Worth Waiting For

The opening title track where the instruments are completely absent, leaving only a massive, multi-tracked wall of acapella vocal harmonies that sounds like a choir in an ancient stone cathedral.

The sudden, driving shift in Mykonos at the two-minute mark where the acoustic guitars lock into a propulsive groove and the vocals soar into an ecstatic, layered chorus.

The delicate, fingerpicked mandolin intro of Drops in the River that slowly unfurls into a misty, rolling rhythm section.

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Reviews

Robert Christgau{{Rating-Christgau|dud}}

Pitchfork8.7/ 10

The Observer4/ 5 stars

MusicOMH4.5/ 5 stars

The Line of Best Fit90%

The Independent5/ 5 stars

Gigwise9/ 10 stars

Drowned in Sound8/ 10

AllMusic4/ 5 stars

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