I hope they don't get the idea that they have to completely re-invent themselves with each album. Lotta bands seem to be doing that lately...

they lead singer Robin has told an aussie music mag that the live versions of White Winter Hymnal and Tiger Peasant Mountain are a good indication of the sound the band will be going for on their next album.

The drummer (J. Tillman) is a rather good solo artist in his own right

This is an awesome video:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saatZlEKOMM&feature=related]YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant / Blue Ridge Mountains (La blogotheque)[/ame]

That is true Mr Brigs

Looking forward to it :)

Anybody else watch it last night?

Can't watch SNL :(

They have the Mykonos video up on pitchfork.tv

they have improved live dramatically over the last 6 months

Have you guys heard the alternative version of Mykonos? Its awesome.

 

http://hypem.com/track/732279/Fleet+Foxes-Mykonos+(Alternate+Version)

Excuse my not reading all the posts in here but i just want to say, I LOVE The Fleets! :D They'd be a good band to see live, from what I've heard from people.

 

-Jesse-

australian alternative radio station Triple J will be broadcasting Fleet Foxes' full performance at the recent Falls Festival in Victoria, Australia. it will be broadcast some time in the coming month. there are very few professional recordings of the band so i can't wait to hear this!

Fleet Foxes Hate Major Labels

 

As of early January, the Pitchfork-beloved self-titled debut album from uber-mellow Seattle harmonizers Fleet Foxes had sold about 180,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. These days, those are pretty good numbers for a new major-label band. For a young indie band on Sub Pop, they're astronomical. And considering that the FFs have appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and received tons of year-end press love since January 9, that number is probably a whole lot higher now.

UPDATE: They're up to 211,000 copies of the album and 40,000 copies of the EP!

So it follows that the major labels of the world would probably love to get their grubby little hands on these guys. But according to Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold, that is so never going to happen.

 

After reports circulated that the Fleet Foxes had signed with Virgin, Pecknold put up a MySpace blog post to stomp them down in the most unambiguous possible manner:

"So, I went to the (truly insane and heart-swelling) Dept of Eagles show at Neumo's tonight (sang along and bought a Tee) and a couple people said something about hearing we signed to Virgin Records and they are reissuing a 'special edition' of the CD LP. This is false. I think a Seattle Weekly blog post started this fire, which I will now extinguish, with this statement - 'Fleet Foxes will never, ever, under no circumstances, from now until the world chokes on gas fumes, sign to a major label. This includes all subsidiaries or permutations thereunder. Till we die.'

 

"I just don't see the point. Most major labels seem anti-music. We've pursued no such deal with Virgin (or been pursued to my knowledge, I think it was just a bit of news they reported) and would be idiots to be unhappy with our fam of label folks. It is true though that all copies of the CD LP will now include a free copy of the EP (like it is currently with the vinyl), but that's not a 'special limited edition,' it'll be that way in perpetuity, no extra cost or packaging change.

 

"That's all! Also I cut all my hair off."

 

That's not exactly Steve Albini levels of anti-major vitriol, but it'll do. The folks at Sub Pop can sleep soundly at night.

 

Here's Sarah Brickner's offending Seattle Weekly blog post (uncorrected as yet), which, weirdly enough, links back to an actual Virgin Records announcement about a forthcoming Fleet Foxes reissue. The Virgin announcement never says that the reissue would be on Virgin, but it's weird that they're even talking about it at all.

 

So: Rumor squashed. That's all! Also, Robin Pecknold cut all his hair off.

 

UPDATE: OK, so, Warner Music has owned 49% of Sub Pop since 1995. That kinda makes it a "subsidiary" or "permutation", right?

 

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147860-fleet-foxes-hate-major-labels

If it's under 50% it's not classed as a subsidiary as they don't have control of the label. Sub Pop is a minor interest for Warner Music

I just downloaded their album (and the latest EP too) just because you've all been going crazy over them.

 

I quite like them to be honest!

Good to see you have joined the foxes federation Rolle :)

About time Rolle :P

I've just listened to them.

 

They're great! :D

Good to see you have joined the foxes federation Rolle :)

 

About time Rolle :P

 

 

Duudes, i can't help it! I just thought their music would be..i don't know..weirder? or more boring.

No its an epic beautiful journey!

i was up at around 1:30am last night and decided i will listen to Sun It Rises then go to bed. i ended up listening to the entire album :)

australian alternative radio station Triple J will be broadcasting Fleet Foxes' full performance at the recent Falls Festival in Victoria, Australia. it will be broadcast some time in the coming month. there are very few professional recordings of the band so i can't wait to hear this!

 

Know the date of this yet?

^^

 

well last night was Bloc Party, next monday is MGMT, the monday after should be The Kooks and then Fleet Foxes so i'm guessing 23rd of Feb at the earliest. they have Franz Ferdinand gig lined up also so that might come first.

Sounds like some good stuff!