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October 6, 2008

New Fleet Foxes - "Silver City" (Live At Grand Ballroom)

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Surprise, harmonies are involved. The ascendant Sub Pop folk-makers came through NYC this weekend for the so many-eth time, playing two sold out nights at midtown's Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom and offering a some new sounds. If you've heard Fleet Foxes then you'll know what to expect from the recently unveiled and sweeping "Silver City," although if you've seen Fleet Foxes you won't expect to see Robin standing and with an electric. They are evolving.

In other Fleet news, the temporarily disabled "He Doesn't Know Why" vid is back up.

[Footage by oneforthegooddays.com]

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http://criticalacclaim.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/mp3-fleet-foxes-new-song-live-at-the-el-rey-92308/

here's an mp3 if anyone wants. they played this in LA a couple weeks ago too. great song.

Posted by: frank at 10/06/08 11:04 AM | Reply
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grace6697

they are a more evolved band now then they were in july at bowery. more confident, tighter, just better. the new song is definitely ockier. yay riffs!

Posted by: grace6697 profile link at 10/06/08 11:12 AM | Reply
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A nice meld of their self-released on their Sub Pop stuff. Also, nice to see that Robin and Skye could afford new guitars with all the money they've been making.

Posted by: Alan Knut at 10/06/08 11:23 AM | Reply
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Great show!
The onstage banter was better than Tegan & Sara's banter the next night at Terminal 5.

Posted by: Jacob profile link at 10/06/08 11:27 AM | Reply
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meh i disagree on the banter, tegan and sara were pretty fucking funny, but fleet foxes was super tight that night. they put on an awesome show.

Posted by: drab in reply to Jacob's comment at 10/06/08 2:05 PM | Reply
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am I the only one that doesn't think this band is all that?

It's nice and all, but I just dont' find it very interesting or memorable


Posted by: kurt at 10/06/08 11:36 AM | Reply
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Yeah, they played this in Athens. They said that they weren't done with it, yet, and that we shouldn't expect much. However, I think it's pretty "rad," as Robin kept saying that night.

Posted by: Jamie at 10/06/08 12:07 PM | Reply
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is FF our own beautiful version of Sigur Ros? our new national music example? everyone there is almost still and rapt like a Sigur Ros audience

Posted by: yeegads at 10/06/08 12:26 PM | Reply
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They're just absolutel incredible.

Posted by: Black Jesus at 10/06/08 12:30 PM | Reply
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If you could please attribute that vid to my blog, I'd very much appreciate it. It took time for me to match up my bootleg to that video I shot.

Jason
www.oneforthegooddays.com

Posted by: jason at 10/06/08 1:10 PM | Reply
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this band just blew my mind. I saw them in Boston and they are just as good as everyone said they were. I also didn't realize they would be as funny as they were. It looks like they wear the exact same clothes every night too. Rad.

Posted by: Erik at 10/07/08 12:13 AM | Reply
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technically there unevolving. he used to only plaly electric and this kinds sounds like the stuff from there self titled ep.

Posted by: evan at 10/13/08 8:56 PM | Reply
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The band SPECIFICALLY asked people not to record this track and post it. What does this make you?

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