Fleet Foxes Harmonize In Nigel Godrich's Basement

We took you deep into NG's basement to watch Andrew Bird perform "Sectionate City." Keeping with the animal theme, Fleet Foxes recently scurried underground to bring him "Blue Ridge Mountains."... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES HARMONIZE IN NIGEL GODRICH'S BASEMENT»

Posted on December 1, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Fleet Foxes | Nigel Godrich

Fleet Foxes Harmonize For La Blogothèque One More Time

A few months ago, Robin and his fellow Foxes helped La Blog celebrate at their second Takeaway Party, alongside the Dodos, Essie Jain, and others. The next morning Vincent Moon, probably bright eyed and manically bouncing off walls with ideas... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES HARMONIZE FOR LA BLOGOTHèQUE ONE MORE TIME»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | Mellowdrone | Vampire Weekend

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

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... CONTINUE READING NEW FLEET FOXES - "SILVER CITY" (LIVE AT GRAND BALLROOM)»

Posted on October 6, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | Throbbing Gristle

Fleet Foxes' "He Doesn't Know Why" Video Is Back

Do to a scheduling misfire, Fleet Foxes' video for "He Doesn't Know Why" was removed from the MTV site yesterday. If you missed it, it's back up -- feel free to watch those Foxes sit around in a dusty Western... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES' "HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY" VIDEO IS BACK»

Posted on September 30, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes

New Fleet Foxes Video - "He Doesn't Know Why"

The introductory phase of the rollicking, harmonious "He Doesn't Know Why" sees the Fleet Foxes dudes sitting around in a vintage-y looking, dusty Western setting with the threads to match. And then the bandsite gets invaded by a herd of... CONTINUE READING NEW FLEET FOXES VIDEO - "HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY"»

Posted on September 29, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes And The Dodos Play A Shadowy La Blogothèque Soirée

La La Blogothèque threw a party at the end of May and invited Fleet Foxes, the Dodos, Vandaveer, Essie Jaine, and Noah And The Whale to play. As that FF still suggests, it was a dark night, offering sharp contrast... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES AND THE DODOS PLAY A SHADOWY LA BLOGOTHèQUE SOIRéE»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | SXSW | Telepathe | The Dodos | The Shins

Wilco & Fleet Foxes Cover Bob Dylan

The division of labor on this one -- a cover of Dylan's American Songbook staple "I Shall Be Released -- is precisely how you'd want it: Tweedy on lead, the hirsute harmony makers of Fleet Foxes filling out the backdrop.... CONTINUE READING WILCO & FLEET FOXES COVER BOB DYLAN»

Two Swedish Girls Cover Fleet Foxes In The Woods

Amateur YouTube musicians can be sad, annoying, or both. Teenage sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, harmonizing on "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" in a magical forest, are neither. In fact, they will brighten your day. Good job, Internet!... CONTINUE READING TWO SWEDISH GIRLS COVER FLEET FOXES IN THE WOODS»

Posted on August 29, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Fleet Foxes | Here We Go Magic | Luke Temple | SXSW

Fleet Foxes Bring "Blue Ridge Mountains" To Letterman

The ascending bearded ones of Fleet Foxes -- aka the band that's helping make America cool again -- brought their celebrated live thing to the Ed Sullivan Theatre last night. While holding up the band's self-titled album cover (with design... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES BRING "BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS" TO LETTERMAN»

Posted on August 5, 2008 in Video (27 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Fleet Foxes | SXSW | Vivian Girls

Fleet Foxes' J. Tillman Digitally Releasing Complete Solo Discography

With the Pecknold-fronted psych-folkers having a moment, it's a wise time for fellow Fox Josh Tillman to digitize his solo discography for fans wanting to examine the Sub Poppers' constituent parts. J's three records are now available on Aquarium Drunkard's... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES' J. TILLMAN DIGITALLY RELEASING COMPLETE SOLO DISCOGRAPHY»

Posted on July 30, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | J. Tillman

Stream Fleet Foxes' Lillywhite Session

Maybe you heard Fleet Foxes are pretty good live. Now you can hear it for another 18:40, with a three-song session (including "White Winter Hymnal," "Blue Ridge Mountains," "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song") overseen by Steve Lillywhite over at NPR. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM FLEET FOXES' LILLYWHITE SESSION»

Posted on July 28, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | Steve Lillywhite

More On Why You Should Probably See Fleet Foxes Live Like Now

Music festivals are really conducive for lots of things. Actually seeing music is often not one of them. That's particularly an occupational hazard of festival reporting, though; photo pits are hot messes of sweat and elbows, and 15 minutes from... CONTINUE READING MORE ON WHY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY SEE FLEET FOXES LIVE LIKE NOW»

Posted on July 25, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (122 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | Pitchfork Music Festival

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of "classic" recreations, it was nice to dive into the current state of the indie landscape. Yesterday's lineup was stacked, and we spent the day scissoring back and forth catching... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

Artist To Watch: Pieter Bruegel

Earlier today Henry Darger got a mention in relation to Vivian Girls and Fucked Up, but maybe this year's true crossover artist is 16th-century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel, whose work adorns Fleet Foxes' debut full length and gets a shout... CONTINUE READING ARTIST TO WATCH: PIETER BRUEGEL»

Posted on July 14, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | Titus Andronicus

SP20 Happened This Weekend

We've been telling you about Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary and attendant celebration party for a while now. This past weekend SP20 up and happened, and modern Sub Poppers like Iron & Wine, Constantines, and Fleet Foxes graced the stage along... CONTINUE READING SP20 HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND»

New Fleet Foxes Video - "White Winter Hymnal"

The closest we've come to a video from Fleet Foxes was a little over two weeks ago, when Robin Pecknold performed in the back of a black cab. Thanks to Robin's folk bro Sean Pecknold, who takes a production and... CONTINUE READING NEW FLEET FOXES VIDEO - "WHITE WINTER HYMNAL"»

Posted on July 7, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
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Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold Covers Judee Sill In A Black Cab

Our love affair with Fleet Foxes began one Bowery night. As mentioned then, for all the undeniable Jim Jamesing (and occasional Grizzly Bearing) at their core, the band spend as much of their sound in the dustier corners of folk... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES' ROBIN PECKNOLD COVERS JUDEE SILL IN A BLACK CAB»

Posted on June 20, 2008 (4 comments)
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New Fleet Foxes - "He Doesn't Know Why"

Whenever we use the word "new" and Fleet Foxes, someone reminds us they first saw them live 25 years ago, but "He Doesn't Know Why" is part of the shimmery, hymn-making Seattle band's new self-titled debut Sub Pop full-length, so... CONTINUE READING NEW FLEET FOXES - "HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY"»

Posted on June 12, 2008 in MP3 (6 comments)
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Sasquatch 2008 In Photos

On first blush we all agreed Sasquatch! pulled together one of the lineups to beat of this glutted summer festival season, which is why we're psyched that, despite not having made the trip ourselves, we were able to send photog... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS»

New Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal"

Oh, happy day. We get to share some Fleet Foxes with you. If you were a Stereogum reader way back in March of 2008, you probably remember the gushfest that went down after the Sub Pop troupe's Bowery Ballroom triumph,... CONTINUE READING NEW FLEET FOXES - "WHITE WINTER HYMNAL"»

Posted on April 16, 2008 in Album Art, MP3, Tour Dates (23 comments)
Tags: Fleet Foxes | SXSW | These United States

SP20: Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary Benefit Festival Partial Lineup Announced

We mentioned Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary a ways back -- well, it's officially time to party (especially if you live in the Pacific Northwest). The rumors have been circling the web, and now we have official details about SP20, a... CONTINUE READING SP20: SUB POP'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FESTIVAL PARTIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED»

Fleet Foxes @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 3/30/08

By Amrit Singh This show was a whole four days ago(!) you guys, so I realize we're testing the limits of blogger timeliness in posting now. But I was way too taken by Fleet Foxes' Bowery set to let... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 3/30/08»

Posted on April 2, 2008 in Concert, Tour Dates (19 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Fleet Foxes | St. Vincent | Super Bowl | SXSW