When he’s not sitting or blogging or Fleet Foxing, which is basically all of the time, Robin Pecknold is making music as White Antelope. Recently he cut a solo cover of the traditional folk song “False Knight On The Road” (popularized by Steeleye Span and later Richard Thompson) which will appear as a Fleet Foxes b-side on the new “Mykonos” 7″ and included on a forthcoming special edition of their album. You can hear it, along with a short “Guitar Duet,” at the White Antelope MySpace. He tells Chocolate Bobka he “used to post demos of songs on that page before the record came out,” and that he’ll soon record a cover of Judee Sill’s “Ridge Rider” for a compilation as “trying to write new stuff is hard right now for some reason.” Don’t worry though, Robin sent that message from the house Fleet Foxes rented to make their new album so that is at least a mild strain of progress, and he divulges plans to make “a record of really spare stuff for White Antelope,” possibly this year. Might wanna bookmark that MySpace.
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point of clarification, robin wrote that on the AtEase board in response to a post I wrote (I also write Chocolate Bobka) on the board about the work in question. Really nice to have someone as forthright and humble as he getting such wonderful attention and still interacting with the people. Needless to say, very excited for some new FF/Pecknold material.
Yes it is nice that he’s interacting with the people Chocolate Bobka/mcgregor. Let’s just hope he continues to say hello now and again on atease after you’ve informed the whole fucking world about it.
He comments on Stereogum all the time even after they point it out so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Robin’s good like that.
I wouldn’t worry about that considering he’s been a pretty active on the board, even after becoming “known.” and, no its not the first time “the whole fucking world” has been informed of robin pecknolds atease posts. just be glad the dude’s releasing more music.
McG! You got fucking something to say to this prick?!
I know YOU get it, but HE doesn’t get it! Fuck!
he seems to have perfected the skill of myspace picture taking.
… “Heard them Stirring…if they could keep that vibe going for a whole record they’d be…. Miles Davis…for me that’s what really sets them apart. Don’t try to be Animal Collective just approach things like them.
This comment (Suzie Q) is scary to read. Did I post this myself in my sleep last night? You’ve read my current mind state. More Heard Them Stirring type songs and grokking the approach but not the style of AnCo (that is more a running lesson, the whole “work really hard and don’t expect magic results, just keep working hard and a lot and trying different stuff” thing).
Very weird and cool I say. At least one person will be stoked on the next record. Are you somebody that I’ve had a conversation with about this very topic in the past three days?
….. Dad?
We await His every move with baited breath.
Part of “Ridge Riders” power lies in the production… it does the same thing thing Juana Molina’s “La Visita” does for me.
Is that Dax Shepard with a beard?
i still find it hard to be amused by the late releases of special editions, basically scolding fans for hurrying to buy the discussed album.
but that’s just me.
they’re such a great band.
NEW haircut = NEW direction = career SUICIDE
new white antelope cover. bob dylan’s “it ain’t me babe.” yep.
http://chocolatebobka.blogspot.com/2009/02/mp3-white-antelope-it-aint-me-babe.html