Have you heard Fleet Foxes yet? Chances are if you read Pitchfork you have. I downloaded the Sun Giant EP by Fleet Foxes about 6 weeks ago. I gave it a few listens and enjoyed it but it kind of fell back in my music collection. They are releasing their first full-length LP this Tuesday via SubPop. It is self-titled but I can't tell you much else about it, since I haven't heard much from it yet.
The music of Fleet Foxes is gentle finger picking guitars, mixed with lush vocal harmonies. Sun Giant starts quietly but the tracks build into larger, more epic sounds. I would compare it to My Morning Jacket, with some Wilco crossed with Stephen Stills.
Speaking of Wilco, the band has tapped Fleet Foxes for a few opening slots in August. So if you're planning to see Wilco in August, leave the parking lot early to catch Fleet Foxes.
Well now it's summer time, which is tour time and I noticed that Fleet Foxes will be hitting one of my favorite Austin venues, The Mohawk, in July. Check their MySpace for more detailed listings but here are most of the cities they'll be hitting this summer:
- Jun 26 SAN FRAN, CA
- Jun 27 SAN DIEGO, CA
- Jun 28 LOS ANGELES, CA
- Jun 29 LOS ANGELES, CA
- Jun 30 TUCSON, AZ
- Jul 2 AUSTIN, TEX
- Jul 3 DALLAS, TEX
- Jul 5 HOTLANTA, GA
- Jul 6 CHAPEL HILL, NC
- Jul 7 WASHINGTON DC
- Jul 8 PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Jul 9 LIBERTY CITY
- Jul 10 LIBERTY CITY
- Jul 12 Marymoor Park, Washington
- Jul 14 CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Jul 15 MONTREAL, QC
Preview a track from Fleet Foxes new eponymous record:
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
(link via SubPop)
Watch them perform at SXSW 2008 filmed with someone's camera phone:
Fleet Foxes video via YouTube.
