KEXP Seattle — It’s youth versus old age in this week’s roundup of new releases. Seattle’s Fleet Foxes have reason to celebrate as they embark on a tour starting with two sold out shows at the Moore Theater in their hometown (last night’s show was magnifice... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Woah, where the hell did all that come from? At some point in the last month I must have blinked because Fleet Foxes and NME seem to have gone to war. It all began when we reported Robin Pecknold's quotes (from an interview with the Sunday Times) th... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — CBC Radio 3 is streaming Sloan's entire catalog. Author Jennifer Egan shares her daily media diet with Atlantic Wire. On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: Fleet Foxes' new album Helplessness Blues. The Montreal Gazette gives the albums a perfect... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Hello harmonies, our old friend. Hello, finger-picked guitar, we’ve come for you again. On its second album of dew-dappled cabin folk, Seattle’s Fleet Foxes tips its wool cap to Simon & Garfunkel, CSNY and other progenitors of the soaring intertw... more info

Twangville — Let’s get this much out of the way: Everyone’s right about the new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop). It’s astonishing. Sorry. It’s a safe bet that many out there were hoping the gentle, bearded, harmonizing folkies form the Nor... more info

Nialler9 — The best of the last week’s album streams in A-Z. Plenty more in the Album Streams category. Alessi’s Ark  - Time Travel Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends Aux Raus - All Creeping Things Stopped Creeping Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Commit... more info

The Music Fix — Blues brothers - Fleet Foxes return with Helplessness Blues more info

Scotsman.com — **** Bella Union BELLACD283, £13.99 more info

USA Today Music — New music from Fleet Foxes, Stevie Nicks, Musiq Soulchild, The Beastie Boys. more info

KEXP Seattle — Monday, May 2 FLEET FOXES @ The Moore The shows everyone has been waiting for are finally here. Local and now national indie folk darlings Fleet Foxes will celebrate the release of their sophomore LP Helplessness Blues with two sold out shows at the ... more info