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| Released | April 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 | |||
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| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 18:50 | |||
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| Producer | Phil Ek | |||
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Sun Giant is the secondEP by American bandFleet Foxes, released on April 8, 2008, bySub Pop andBella Union. While the EP was released prior to their debut album,Fleet Foxes,Sun Giant was recorded after the LP.Sun Giant was originally intended to be a tour-only release, but demand from fans led to its official release.[1] Fleet Foxes had stated thatSun Giant was pressed so that they had something to sell on tour and clarified that the music did not indicate their ambitions.[2] Despite this, the EP met with widespread critical acclaim; it was named the best album of 2008 byPitchfork along with their debut LP.[3]
Sun Giant was mostly recorded in January 2008 atBear Creek,Woodinville, Washington. Additional recording was made at the band's house and Stuart Hollerman's Avasti Studio, the latter was also the place where the EP was mixed.[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[6] |
| Gigwise | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 90%[9] |
| MusicOMH |  [10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[12] |
| Robert Christgau |  [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
Sun Giant received widespread acclaim from music critics.Billboard said that the EP featured "harmony-rich songs more in keeping withCrosby, Stills & Nash, a welcome turn away from the agitated dance-rock still so prominent in the indie world."[15]Rolling Stone gave the EP three-out-of-four stars, and said that "with ramshackle rising-and-falling guitars,CSNY-style harmonies and the occasional mandolin plink, this five-track EP will make you pine for summer in the country," although the magazine said their songwriting was a bit thin.[14]Sun Giant peaked at number 170 in the USBillboard 200 chart.[16]
All tracks are written byRobin Pecknold.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sun Giant" | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Drops in the River" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "English House" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Mykonos" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Innocent Son" | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 18:50 | |
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofSun Giant, which also state that: "We all played many an instrument. An itemized and individualized list would be egotistical and tiresome".[4]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| UK Budget Albums (OCC)[17] | 12 |
| USBillboard 200[16] | 170 |
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