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 and rock, spaces carved by greats like Fleetwood Mac, the Band, CSN, etc. So as much as you'd love to hear a Sun Giant or Fleet Foxes tune in this latest chapter from the ever-worthy Black Cab Sessions, there's something era-appropriate and snugly fitting about hearing Fleet lead man Robin Pecknold tackle the posthumously adored '70s singer-songwriting icon Judee Sill with "Crayon Angels." Also: the kid can sing.
"You rock," says cabbie man. The gentleman knows his music. I love this band. The great Fleet Foxes LP is out via Sub Pop. You can grab MP3s here and here, and you can find that aforementioned Bowery show on Stereogum's Top Shows of 2008 this December.
