2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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> One of Helplessness Blues’ best songs (if not the best) gets a video that’s just about as beautiful as the song itself.

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You may have guessed by their mention in my DJ Shadow review that I found Fleet Foxes’ show endearing but not quite the gem of the festival. But even though in my eyes they shouldn’t have been headliner on skill alone, they had the entire festival held by the heartstrings. It was a great way [...]

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MP3: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Normally I think that listening parties and other such events are a waste of time in the 2010s. Who is really drawn in to a store to listen to an album that leaked weeks ago? However, Fleet Foxes and Sub Pop found a way to spice it up: they’re [...]

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With the Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues on the horizon, I figured now would be an excellent time to put this into the world. Here are all the Fleet Foxes covers I could in my first sweep through the internet. Some of these are Robin solo, some are from his solo project White Antelope, but I [...]

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I was poking around Youtube for a super secret project that you can probably guess, when I found this video of a 17-year-old Robin Pecknold covering Radiohead’s “Let Down” with his friend Aaron Mannino. This is for sure Robin because the current Fleet Fox himself commented on the video. It’s great to get a look [...]

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Robin Pecknold announced that he was going to be taking a Twitter/Internet break for a bit. He did have one fantastic gift for us to make the parting a little easier: a video for the Fleet Foxes’ new song “Grown Ocean.” Shot during the recording of Helplessness Blues, the “Grown Ocean” video was filmed and [...]

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I hate it when I’m at work and something great comes across through Twitter. Today it was when Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes tweeted a link to this new song. But now I’m home and ready to enjoy it. Stream this and then grab the title track if you haven’t already. Fleet Foxes: “Battery Kinzie”

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Whoa. What a way to come back from the gym. Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes released the “Three Songs” EP today for free online. Included within the ZIP is this duet with Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear entitled “I’m Losing Myself.” MP3: Robin Pecknold + Ed Droste – I’m Losing Myself Insane. This is as [...]

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