White Winter Hymnal
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| Single by Fleet Foxes | ||||
| from the album Fleet Foxes | ||||
| A-side | "White Winter Hymnal" | |||
| B-side | "Isles" | |||
| Released | July 21, 2008 | |||
| Format | 7", digital | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie folk | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Bella Union | |||
| Writer(s) | Fleet Foxes | |||
| Producer | Phil Ek | |||
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"White Winter Hymnal" is the first single from Fleet Foxes's debut 2008 self-titled album.[1] Released by European label Bella Union on July 21, 2008, the single was issued on 7" vinyl as well as digital MP3 format. The B-side is the non-album track "Isles".
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[edit] Track listing
- "White Winter Hymnal" – 2:27
- "Isles" – 3:06
[edit] Critical reception
Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #5 song of 2008.[2] Pitchfork Media ranked it the #2 song of 2008 and #66 on their decade end list.[3]
[edit] Covers
This song was covered by Sonos on the album Sonosings, and by Birdy on her debut album Birdy (2011).
In 2010, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap Fringe episode 2.20, "Northwest Passage". [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Colm Larkin, "Paean to the beauty of winter", Clash Music, June 8, 2008.
- ^ Time, December 22, 2008, pages 47-8.
- ^ The 100 Best Tracks of 2008
- ^ Fringemunks website
[edit] External links
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