Stereogum — You’ve heard the upbeat, Simon & Garfunkel-esque “Battery Kinzie.” Here’s another taste of Helplessness Blues, the duskier, still Garfunkel-ing hoedown “Bedouin Dress.” Helplessness Blues is out 5/3 via Sub Pop/Bella Union. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — You guys know what this is by now. If not, the title speaks for itself. Fleet Foxes highly anticipated new album Helplessness Blues has hit the ‘net, quite early. The band’s label Sub Pop accidentally sent out early streams to those who pre-order... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Wow, Helplessness Blues has already leaked. Sub Pop apparently sent out streams to fans who pre-ordered the album, and that obviously has resulted in an early leak. It’s only a stream quality leak, but it’s a leak nevertheless. Robin Pecknold him... more info

ContactMusic — Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold suffered for his art during the recording of the band's new album - the work "took over" his life, affected his health, and destroyed his relationship with his girlfriend. The folk band is set... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Kina Grannis is a singer-songwriter from California who has delivered an incredibly pretty cover of Fleet Foxes “White Winter Hymnal”. It’s taken from her upcoming album, Stairwells, which is being released on April 5. She’s got quite a voice... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Earlier today BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe played “Battery Kinzie”, a brand new Fleet Foxes track from upcoming album Helplessness Blues. “Battery Kinzie” is a more upbeat song that sounds like something that would have happily fit on their debut... more info

Stereogum — Here’s another new tune from Wheel Of Fortune fans Fleet Foxes. Unlike the mellow jams we posted earlier this month, the upbeat acoustic stomp “Battery Kinzie” will appear on Helplessness Blues. It premiered on Radio 1 earlier this evening so e... more info

DrownedInSound — Given that a lion's share of music news is of the "Hear this new song by..." variety, we thought it best to catch up on the past month or so within the context of the tunes themselves. At best, I hope to serve up a healthy dose of the cream of the cr... more info

Stereogum — The March edition of our Monthly Mix series runs the gamut from South London mixtape hip-hop, to lady-baiting R&B, pop, to lady-fronted arpeggiated-vocal ukulele/sax funk. Or at least it runs that gamut within its first three tracks. There are plenty... more info

KEXP Seattle — Seattle’s favorite folk-revivalists Fleet Foxes are set to release their sophomore LP Helplessness Blues in May, but perhaps to make the wait more bearable, frontman Robin Pecknold has discreetly released a three-song EP via the @FleetFoxes twitter... more info