Fleet Foxes

Infobox musical artist
Name = Fleet Foxes


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Origin = Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre = Indie rock
Folk-pop
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Label = Sub Pop (US)
Bella Union (UK)
Associated_acts = Crystal Skulls
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes MySpace Page]
Current_members = Robin Pecknold
Skye Skjelset
J Tillman
Casey Wescott
Christian Wargo
Past_members = Nick Peterson
Craig Curran
Trevor Alderfer
Bryn Lumsden
Notable_instruments =

Fleet Foxes is a five-piece Seattle based band signed to the labels Sub Pop [Citation
title = Seattle Weekly: Fleet Foxes Sign With Sub Pop
url = http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2008/01/its_official_fleet_foxes_sign.php
accessdate = 2008-08-19] and Bella Union. The quintet describe their music as "baroque harmonic pop jams".

Fleet Foxes began their spring tour with fellow Northwest band Blitzen Trapper on February 28, 2008.cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003699204 | title = Billboard.com on Fleet Foxes | work = Billboard.com | first = Megan | last = Seling | accessdate = 2008-03-02 ] Their debut full length album "Fleet Foxes" was released on June 3, 2008. It was given 4 stars by Rolling Stone, and compared to the likes of the Beach Boys, Band of Horses, Animal Collective, and Crosby, Stills & Nashcite web | url = http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes | title = MySpace | accessdate = 2008-03-02 ] and received a 9.0 out of 10 in a review by Pitchfork. cite web | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51076-fleet-foxes | title = Fleet Foxes LP Review | work = Pitchfork Media | first = Stephen M. | last = Deusner | accessdate = 2008-06-06 ] In April 2008, noted singer-songwriter J Tillman joined the band full-time on drums, and would also open for them on their Fall 2008 tour. On June 24, 2008, "Fleet Foxes" went to #1 on the CMJ Radio 200 Chart.

Discography

Albums

* "Fleet Foxes" (CD and Double LP) (June 3, 2008) Sub Pop: #67 US, #11 UK, #51 Germany, #51 Italy, #14 Norway

Singles and EPs

* "Fleet Foxes" (EP) (2006) self-released
* "Sun Giant" (EP) (February 25, 2008) Sub Pop: #38 UK Budget Albums Chart
* "White Winter Hymnal" (7", digital) (July 21, 2008) Bella Union
* "He Doesn't Know Why" (digital) (October 20, 2008) Bella Union

References

External links

*myspace|name=Fleet Foxes|id=fleetfoxes
* [http://webinfront.net/?p=1040 Podcast of Fleet Foxes live in Copenhagen, 8.10.2008]
*last.fm|Fleet Foxes|Fleet Foxes
* [http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/FleetFoxesBshootinterview07sep Bumbershoot 2007 interview with the band]
* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/fleet_foxes Sub Pop band page]
* [http://drownedinsound.com/articles/3442778 DiScover: Fleet Foxes introductory feature]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/arts/2008/06/14/bmpopcdwk114.xml Telegraph.co.uk] Album review
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92089028 review at www.npr.org]