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: Reviewers from Obscure Sound describe it as an "animated acid trip" that draws stylistic parallels to the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Jan Švankmajer .

: The animation becomes significantly more chaotic during the song's famous free-jazz horn freakout , where dissonant saxophones and jagged musical lines "blow everything up". fleet_foxes_the_shrine_an_argument_official_video

The official video for Fleet Foxes ' is widely considered a masterpiece of modern music videography, serving as a dark, surrealist companion to the standout track from their 2011 album, Helplessness Blues . Visual Style and Direction : Reviewers from Obscure Sound describe it as

: It balances lyrical beauty with a sense of "carnage" and "mysticism," featuring everything from bicephalic serpents to bonfire revelry. Musical Synergy Visual Style and Direction : It balances lyrical

: The early sections mirror the song's gentle folk harmonies and fingerpicked guitar.

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