: The video includes a disclaimer suggesting it be watched in HD with headphones to fully appreciate the detail and audio-visual stimulation. Fleet Foxes - The Shrine / An Argument [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
: 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".
: The early sections mirror the song's gentle folk harmonies and fingerpicked guitar.
The video is praised for how precisely the visuals sync with the song’s distinct movements:
Directed by (brother of frontman Robin Pecknold), the eight-minute video is a feat of stop-motion animation that took eight months to complete.
