Tag Archives: Fleet Foxes

17 of ’17

Each on this list is simply offered with the briefest of notes, and listed according to alphabetti spaghetti rules. Each in their own ways has brought a sparkle to my year at some point(s) this last year. Each have reminded … Continue reading

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Fleet Foxes and Gentle-man Robin Pecknold in Wolverhampton

Fleexes The Bees Its was almost exactly two years to the day since @IDSupremo and  I saw FF at the same Civic Hall venue in Wolverhampton. Then, as my post at the time said, it was sweltering hot and the … Continue reading

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Bon Iver – Bon Iver

. There are already a squillion reviews of the new Bon Iver album, many much more erudite and insightful than I could be, and so I will share my sense of anxiety and trepidation about this new release. This is the second … Continue reading

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Fresh Bits of Bella Union – I Break Horses and Thousands

The excellent Bella Union label is one of those rare beasts where you can rarely put a foot wrong in buying something from their catalogue. Of course they have their high fliers like Fleet Foxes but they have a rich trove of … Continue reading

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Totally For Free – Brown Recluse, Ruby Coast, White Denim , Robin Pecknold and Chums

Cruising  through a few sites, and especially Austin Town Hall, I stumbled across a few for free and gratis downloads of a couple of bands, and being a  sucker for something free of course I partook, and just for the … Continue reading

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Fleet Foxes – Wolverhampton

This was the second time of seeing the Foxes on what feels like their never ending touring of their eponymous album. First off in Bristol and this time in Wolverhampton. The main differences being that in Bristol all I could … Continue reading

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Vacilando Territory Blues – J Tillman

Whilst I am in an introspective and reflective mood, it seems like an ideal time to mention Vacilando Territory Blues by J Tillman. Mr Tillman does the drum thing for the Fleet Foxes but also has a (short) track record … Continue reading

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Fleeeet Foxxxxxes at the Anson Rooms

After missing FF on their visit to Bristol earlier in the year (gnash gnash) I made sure to get tickets for their return to Bristol at the Anson Rooms. The lad, his mate (looking uncannily like Shaggy from Scooby Doo) … Continue reading

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Fleeeeeeeet Foxxxxes

Well the eponymous album is here and deeply gorgeous affair it is too. It doesn’t outstay its welcome at around 40 minutes but is a joy from start to finish. Laiden with achingly lovely harmonies and subtely infectious songlines – … Continue reading

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Fleet Foxes

A bunch of chaps – with the almost now inevitable connections to Band of Horses, from Seattle and whose parents obviously had loads of Buffalo Springfield and similar albums around – but hey it works for me. Happy, slightly hippy, … Continue reading

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