Fleet Foxes have released a new cover of Elliot Smith ’s “Angel in the Snow” for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Oh. What. Fun. directed by Michael Showalter. Listen to it below.

The band’s version of the late singer’s classic track smoothly bridges the worlds of folk and indie rock, with soft and warm vocals floating atop guitars in a stirring manner. Toward the end of the cover, the vocals take a step back, allowing the instrumentation to shine through and evoke the feelings of the holiday season.

Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold explained what it was like creating a new version of Smith’s hit song in a statement. “‘Angel in the Snow’ has always been one of my favorite songs by Elliott, one I’d always listen to around the holidays, so it was a huge joy to make this for such a sw

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