Noah and the Whale - indie, folk

I love this album here and I want to make it clear that it is this album in particular for I am not a huge fan of their first and most recent albums. I just feel that The First Days of Spring is a much more genuine piece and has more markings of artist behind the music but don't let that keep this note from keeping you from checking out the other stuff.

For me it was important to know that this is a concept album based on the end of the relationship between lead singer, Charlie Fink and Laura Marling, who went off to do a solo project. It was this painful experience for Fink that inspired this album. Fink also wrote and directed a short film for the entire album which is the video posted (and I must say that its a sweet idea and wish more artists would take time to do something similar). I don't expect you to watch whole but just hold in there for the first 7 minutes for the title track "The First Days of Spring".

The First Days of Spring - A Film By Noah And The Whale from charlie fink on Vimeo.

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sounds like: fanfarlo, bon iver

The First Days of Spring (2009)

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favourite tracks:"the first days of spring","instrumental II", "Stranger"

also fun fact the band name came from the combination of the director Noah Baumbach and his film "The Squid and the Whale" which is a solid film and I recommend it as well.