Portland, OR-based indie folk clothing Blue Giant had been formed in the past due 2000s by Viva Voce few Kevin and Anita Robinson, Chris Funk (the Decemberists), Evan Railton (Swords), and Seth Lorinczi (the Golden Bears). Identical parts George Jones, Gram Parsons, Fleet Foxes, and Blitzen Trapper, the music group blended country root base with indie pop effervescence on its 2010 self-titled debut for Vanguard Information.