When Fleet Foxes EP and, quickly thereafter, self-titled long-player were released in 2008, it was easy to presume that maybe that was it—that their debut would be the highest note they’d hit. Folk harmonizers have been an anchor of popular music as we know it for decades, but recent history hasn’t had a great place [...]
Today saw the first taste of new Fleet Foxes since 2008. The track “Helplessness Blues” was released this morning as an mp3 via the group’s label, Sub Pop. Look for an LP of the same out May 3rd with a supporting tour down the coast with a gig at the Hollywood Palladium May 7th. MP3: [...]
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years? Here at AD, [...]
Recording under the moniker White Antelope, Fleet Foxes principal singer/songwriter Robin Pecknold continues to tackle folk covers on his MySpace page. Big thanks to Kyle for both the heads up and mp3 rips. I could listen to an entire album of these (hint, hint). Fleet Foxes perform at the Sasquatch festival this weekend. Download: MP3: [...]
By January 1st it was readily apparent that Fleet Foxes’ debut had pretty much landed on the majority of Best of ’08 lists – both on and offline (including our #1 slot). Selling out larger venues every time they route through town, the group is now poised to perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend. [...]
Fleet Foxes :: BBC Radio 2 Session FM – Radcliffe and Maconie – June 18, 2008 Download: MP3: Fleet Foxes :: Intro/ Interview 1 MP3: Fleet Foxes :: Mykonos MP3: Fleet Foxes :: Interview 2 MP3: Fleet Foxes :: White Winter Hymnal MP3: Fleet Foxes :: Interview 3 MP3: Fleet Foxes :: Tiger Mountain Peasant [...]
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Since 2004, (Fleet Foxes) J. Tillman has quietly been releasing records, some of limited quantity, some mostly available in Europe, but for the most part, unheard. The borderline-alienating starkness and well lived-in narratives of his first two records, “I Will Return” and “Long May You Run, J. Tillman” (released in limited runs of 150) endeared [...]
