Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up

by Doug Collette
June 19, 2017

An impressive piece of work and all the more so given the prolonged interim since their last recorded work, Fleet Foxes' debut for Nonesuch Records, Crack-Up, bestows a cachet all its own, to the group as well as the work itself, suggesting both the band and the label are clearly poised to generate recognition equal to the anticipation. Comprised of eleven songs written by Robin Pecknold. the album was co-produced by the titular leader of Fleet Foxes and ...

One Track Mind: Fleet Foxes, "The Shrine/an Argument" (2011)

Source: Something Else!
June 30, 2011

By Mark Saleski Do things in music always have to go smoothly? Does it bother you when your expectations are upset? I've always enjoyed it when a song takes an unexpected left turn. Two great examples are John Zorn's version of the “The James Bond Theme" (from Naked City) where, right in the middle of a fairly well-behaved and swingin' version of the tune, mayhem takes over as the musicians play whatever they please for eight bars. Let me tell ...
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Graham Nash Tribute w/ Prince Billy, Fleet Foxes, Benson

Source: JamBase
February 11, 2010

GRASSROOTS RECORDS AND (((folkYEAH!))) ANNOUNCE BE YOURSELF: A TRIBUTE TO GRAHAM NASH'S SONGS FOR BEGINNERS TO BE RELEASED MAY 25 ROBIN PECKNOLD, BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY, VETIVER, JOHNATHAN RICE BRENDAN BENSON AND MORE CONTRIBUTE COVERS OF THE NASH CLASSICS

Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash's emotionally charged solo debut Songs For Beginners was first released in 1971 and came on the heels of a temporary split with his CSN band mates, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and ...
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Fleet Foxes Thank Piracy for Success, Pledge to Stay Indie

Source: HypeBot
June 18, 2009

One of the breakout indie bands of 2008 was Sub Pop's Fleet Foxes, and the band openly credits online piracy for providing both inspiration and a promotional boost for its 200K+ selling debut album.

As much music as musicians can hear, that will only make music richer as an art form," singer Robin Pecknold told the BBC. “I think we're seeing that now with tons of new bands that are amazing, and are doing way better music now than was ...
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