Stereogum — After a Seattle Weekly blog post erroneously reported the Sub Pop folkers had signed to Virgin, Robin Pecknold used his own blog post to squash the rumors: "Fleet Foxes will never, ever, under no circumstances, from now until the world chokes on gas ... more info

Pitchfork — Big week for indie rock on the Billboard 200 chart. Andrew Bird's Noble Beast lands at number 12, selling 25,471 copies. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion lands right behind at number 13, selling 24, 684 copies. (Hey, that Fleet Foxes e... more info

Pitchfork — Big week for indie rock on the Billboard 200 chart. Andrew Bird's Noble Beast lands at number 12, selling 25,00 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion lands right behind at number 13, selling�... more info

MTV.com News — Indie faves Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes also make their mark during slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look too easy. The singer will make it an even eight weeks at the top of the Bil... more info

Mojo 4 Music — From Fleet Foxes to Howlin' Rain, your favourite 20 albums of the year... more info

Mojo 4 Music — Fleet Foxes scoop Best Album, Best Act. But that's just the tip of the quality music iceberg... more info

Mojo 4 Music — “It really is an honour,” marvels Fleet Foxes’ multi-instro nabob, Casey Wescott. more info

MUSIC: Fleet Foxes' newest member, Joshua Tillman releases his fifth solo album, the first on the Western Vinyl label. more info

PopSugar UK — Welcome to my roundup of this week's new releases! First up, Tropic Thunder comes out on DVD this week, so if you missed it at the cinema you can check out Robert Downey Jr's Oscar-nominated performance as appearance-changing serious Austra... more info

Stereogum — In an entry titled "Merriweather Post Pavilion Worship," Fleet Foxes tell the world they "love MPP." We also discover Merriweather makes them want to cry and that AC are "seriously special human beings." More? Running into Noah Lennox backstage at t... more info