Stereogum — Fleet Foxes are the latest band to get the
Song Exploder
treatment. Robin Pecknold is the guest on the podcast's most recent episode, and he breaks down "Mearcstapa" from their new album,
Crack-Up
. There's obviously a lot that goes into each one ... more info
KEXP Seattle — It’s been six years since we last heard from Seattle-bred band Fleet Foxes, and the group return with their third LP this week. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says the album’s “expansive folk-pop is their most adventurous work to date, featuring... more info
Stereogum — Fleet Foxes' long-awaited, Father John Misty-approved album
Crack-Up
finally came out yesterday. They celebrated by stopping by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to play "Third Of May," a truncated version of the LP's nine-minute lead single "Thir... more info
Stereogum — Once upon a time, Father John Misty was a Fleet Fox. Josh Tillman played drums on 2011's Helplessness Blues and toured with the band behind it before departing a year later to follow his own irony- and ayahuasca-soaked muse as Father John Misty. FJM ... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Beth Ditto's Fake Sugar, Jason Isbell's The Nashville Sound, Palehound's A Place I’ll Always Go, and Ride's Weather Diaries are all new albums I can recommend this week. Fleet Foxes' Crack-Up and Steve Earle's So You Wannabe An Outlaw... more info
JamBase — Today's new album release highlights include Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Fleet Foxes, Steve Earle and The Dukes, Midnight North, Portugal. The Man and Andy Hall & Roosevelt Collier.
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Chorus.fm — The artists on your television this week include: Phoenix (Kimmel; 6/12), Miley Cyrus (Fallon; 6/14), Lorde (Fallon; 6/15), and Fleet Foxes (Colbert; 6/16). more info