Guardian Music — How does a guitar legend recover from cancer? By going on tour with Neil Young. Will Hodgkinson meets Bert JanschIn June last year, a routine visit to the dentist led to the revelation that Bert Jansch had a golf ball-sized tumour on one of his lungs... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)How much heartbreak can a 20-year-old have endured? Judging by the assured country blues contained in this Louisianan's debut, plenty. LeBlanc, the son of a Muscle Shoals session player, sings about fear choosing him and dying men in old... more info

Stereogum — Robin Pecknold continues opening shows for Joanna Newsom. The Fleet Foxes head performed some new songs during his 8/4 set at Seattle’s Moore Theater. He’s very likely done the tracks elsewhere on tour, but someone made pristine recordings this t... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I found a set of bootlegs from Robin Pecknold’s (Lead singer of Fleet Foxes people!!!) opening set for Joanna Newsome at Seattle’s The Moore Theater on August 4th. He played a whole set of new songs that may or may not be for Fleet Foxes. I picke... more info

Silent Uproar — Fleet Foxes have emerged from a self-imposed internet vacation with a photo album showcasing spring/summer studio sessions for the follow-up to 2008's self-titled debut. As well, there's a 14-minute tour documentary from Robin Pecknold's recent solo... more info

Stereogum — Photos of a sold-out show by Joanna Newsom in L.A. the other night (complete with standing ovation and a female would-be-stage-crasher blocked by security), with an opening set by an apologetic Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, paranoid that his voice w... more info

KEXP Seattle — Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes has released a 14 minutes black and white documentary of his current tour as the opening act for Joanna Newsom.The video is available for viewing on the Fleet Foxes web site. Phil Selway, famous as the drummer for Radi... more info

Perfect Porridge — Got this track from J. Tillman, whom you may from Fleet Foxes, is psyched for his seventh full-length LP, called Singing Ax dropping september 14th. The first track I’ve heard (grab it below!) is a stripped down, minimalist effort not for the fain... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — J. Tillman is Fleet Foxes drummer. However, he has been releasing solo albums since 2005. He is gearing up to release his 7th album, Singing Ax, on September 14th via Western Vinyl. You can grab an mp3 of a song from the album called “Three Sisters... more info

Guardian Music — The 25-year-old who supported Fleet Foxes digs for treasure in his spare time. By Rob FitzpatrickFrank Fairfield, a 25-year-old from Los Angeles, is the sort of person who makes you feel sort of glad to be alive, so passionate is he about his obsessi... more info