Feb 16, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Fleet Foxes have announced some new summer tour dates. They go down June, July, and August. More

Dec 14, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have shared the official livestream of their Live on Boston Harbor performance from September. More

Nov 11, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out sick. So once again this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks (although all but three of the songs are from this week). More

Nov 09, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Fleet Foxes have shared a new song, “A Sky Like I’ve Never Seen,” which features Tim Bernardes. It is taken from the forthcoming Amazon documentary, Wildcat, which comes out in theaters December 21 before hitting Prime Video on December 30. More

Sep 08, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have announced the release of a livestream concert event to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox along with the second anniversary of their most recent studio album, Shore. The concert, filmed this past summer during the band’s Shore tour, takes place at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston and features horns by the Westerlies and guest vocals by Uwade. It will stream on September 22, 2022 at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. More

Feb 09, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have announced a headline tour in support of their most recent album, Shore. Covering North America, the U.K., and Europe, the tour marks the first time the band as a whole will perform songs from the album live. Tickets will go on sale next Friday (Feb. 18). More

Dec 06, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have announced the release of a new live album, A Very Lonely Solstice. The album was recorded at Brooklyn’s St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in December 2020, where frontman Robin Pecknold gave a solo acoustic livestream performance, singing an array of songs from across the band’s catalog. A Very Lonely Solstice is due out this Friday (Dec. 10) via ANTI-, and the filmed recording of the performance will be out the same day at 3 p.m. EST. More

Oct 14, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Faye Webster has shared a new live EP, Live at Electric Lady, which is out now via Secretly Canadian and is available to stream exclusively on Spotify. The EP consists mainly of performances of songs from her most recent album, I Know I’m Funny haha, and also features a cover of Fleet Foxes’ 2017 song “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me” (which was originally recorded at Electric Lady Studios). More

Sep 23, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have shared a new stop-motion animation video for the song “Featherweight,” taken from their most recent studio album Shore. The video’s release coincides with the one-year anniversary of the album. It was directed by Sean Pecknold and animated by Eileen Kholheep (Robot Chicken, Anomalisa), featuring additional design by Toronto-based artist Sean Lewis. More

Jul 23, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a nice week for new music, with some strong new singles (some connected to album announcements) and some wonderful album tracks we’ve long wanted to share with our readers and can now that the albums are out. We had enough tracks for a Top 12 this week, but many of the honorable mentions are worthy too. More

Jul 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Big Red Machine (aka Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner) are releasing a new album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, on August 27 via 37d03d. Now they have shared the album’s latest single, “Phoenix,” which features guest vocals Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold and Anaïs Mitchell. More

Jun 29, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Big Red Machine (aka Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner) have announced a new album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, and shared its first single, “Latter Days,” which features guest vocals from Anaïs Mitchell. The album also features Fleet Foxes, Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, This Is the Kit, and others. More

Apr 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

Mar 09, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut today, as frontman Robin Pecknold performed a four-song acoustic set consisting of songs from the band’s newest album, Shore. The set consisted of “Going-to-the-Sun-Road,” “Sunblind,” “Featherweight,” and “I’m Not My Season.” More

Jan 19, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have shared a new live video for their song “I’m Not My Season,” taken from their most recent album, Shore. The video was shot at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, NY as part of the band’s “A Very Lonely Solstice Livestream” performance back in December of last year, and it was directed by frontman Robin Pecknold’s brother Sean. More

Jan 15, 2021 By Mark Redfern

So, 2020 was quite an uneventful year wasn’t it? Nothing much of note happened. It was pretty boring. But at least there were some decent records to liven things up. This is the intro to our Best Albums of 2020 list I wish I could be writing. More

Dec 11, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

In September Fleet Foxes surprise released via ANTI- a new album, Shore, only a day after it was officially announced. Last night the band were the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where they performed the album’s “Can I Believe In You” in a church with Resistance Revival Chorus. More

Dec 01, 2020 By Joey Arnone

Fleet Foxes have announced “A Very Lonely Solstice Livestream,” a new livestream performance that will take place on December 21st at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST, which coincides with the Winter Solstice. This reflects the release of their latest album Shore, which was released on September 22nd at 6:31 a.m. PST / 9:31 a.m. EST, the Autumnal Equinox. Robin Pecknold, frontman of Fleet Foxes, will deliver a solo acoustic performance, along with a one-song appearance by Resistance Revival Chorus (RRC), a collective of more than 60 women and non-binary singers. More

Nov 12, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

In September Fleet Foxes surprise released via ANTI- a new album, Shore, only a day after it was officially announced. Now the band has shared a new video for the album’s “Sunblind,” despite the fact that the album was accompanied by a short film. More

Oct 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Last month Fleet Foxes surprise released via ANTI- a new album, Shore, only a day after it was officially announced. Although the album was accompanied by a short film, the band have now shared a separate video for Shore track “Can I Believe You.” More

Sep 25, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2020. This was the week where those on the left mourned the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and worried about the future of the Supreme Court, as her dying wish to have her replacement be appointed by the next president was ignored by hypocritical Republicans who blocked President Obama’s Supreme Court pick because it was an election year. Meanwhile America reached the sad milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, there was no justice for Breonna Taylor, and President Trump strongly suggested that he may not leave office peacefully if Biden wins. More

Sep 22, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday, Fleet Foxes officially announced Shore, a surprise new album, after teasing it over the weekend, and as promised the album is now out. You can stream it here and also watch the accompanying film. More

Sep 21, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Over the weekend there were some Internet rumblings about a surprise new Fleet Foxes album and now the album has been officially announced. The album is entitled Shore and is accompanied by a film. It’s due out tomorrow. More

Aug 17, 2020 By Samantha Small

A few nights ago Fleet Foxes’ frontman Robin Pecknold played a handful of songs for Vote Ready, A Concert For Voter Registration, organized by Live From Out There, Fort William Artist Management, and the voter engagement advocacy group HeadCount. His three song set included two covers and a new track: “Featherweight.” More

Sep 27, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new vinyl box set, First Collection 2006 - 2009, on November 9 via Sub Pop. It collects their debut album, their early EPs, and some rarities. Now they have shared one of those rarities, “Isles,” which was originally released as a B-side to “White Winter Hymnal” in the U.K. in 2008 and has not been officially released outside of Europe. More

Sep 20, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes have announced a new vinyl box set, First Collection 2006 - 2009, that collects their debut album, their early EPs, and some rarities. It’s due out November 9 via Sub Pop (except in Europe, where it’s out via Nonesuch). More

Sep 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes have shared a new video/short film for “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar,” the opening track to last year’s Crack-Up. Sean Pecknold (brother of Fleet Foxes’ frontman Robin Pecknold) directed the somewhat mysterious film. More

Jul 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes have shared a new short film for “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me,” from last year’s Crack-Up. There was already an animated vertical video for the song back in April, but this is a short film inspired by and featuring the song. Ryan Heffington directed and choreographed the clip, which features a party in which a new engagement is announced, but not everyone is overjoyed by the happy news. More

Apr 12, 2018 By Charles Steinberg

Fleet Foxes have shared a video for “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me,” from last year’s gracefully woven Crack-Up. More

Mar 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More

Mar 13, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Chicago’s the Pitchfork Music Festival has been slowly announcing their lineup via a mural with the artists’ names being painted on it over the last few weeks. Now the final and full lineup has been revealed for the festival, which goes down July 20 to 22 in Chicago’s Union Park. More

Mar 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

The full list of 2018 Record Store Day releases has been revealed. Record Store Day goes down on April 21 and just in case you don’t already know, the basic idea is to get music fans out to their local independent record store, with the bait being a slew of exclusive limited edition releases. More

Feb 22, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

FORM Arcosanti is returning this year and its 2018 lineup has been announced. The band Hundred Waters created the festival and they also curate the lineup and are performing. Other notable performers include Courtney Barnett, Beach House, Fleet Foxes, Chance the Rapper, Charli XCX, Blood Orange, Zola Jesus, Dirty Projectors, Jay Som, Mount Kimbie, Mitski, Julianna Barwick, Caroline Polachek, and more. More

Jan 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes released a new album, Crack-Up, last June via Nonesuch. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017. Now the band has announced more tour dates. They include newly announced North American shows in the spring and some summer European dates. More

Jan 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

The lineup for the 2018 Shaky Knees Music Festival has been announced. The festival goes down in Atlanta, GA’s Central Park May 4-6. The headliners are The National, Jack White, and Queens of the Stone Age. More

Jan 03, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More

Dec 30, 2017 By Mark Redfern

2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More

Dec 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes released a new album, Crack-Up, back in June via Nonesuch. Now the band have announced some 2018 tour dates. More

Nov 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes released a new album, Crack-Up, back in June via Nonesuch. Now the band’s Robin Pecknold and Casey Wescott have stopped by Lauren Laverne’s show for BBC Radio 6 music to cover Nina Simone’s “Do What You Gotta Do,” from her 1968 album ‘Nuff Said! (Jimmy Webb wrote the song). More

Oct 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tom Petty, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with his band as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died Monday night after suffering cardiac arrest Sunday night in his home in Malibu, Los Angeles. More

Jul 13, 2017 By Mark Redfern

In the past we’ve avoided posting midyear best albums lists. It seemed somehow impatient and premature to evaluate the year’s albums halfway through. And how do you decide which period the list covers, which arbitrary release date do you work out is the cut off point, as every midyear list seems to cover a different period? But 2017 is a year that demands a partial evaluation. More

Jun 16, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Here we highlight five albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More

Jun 16, 2017 By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

It’s been six years since Fleet Foxes released an album, and, on Crack-Up, you can hear it. In 2008 and 2011 the Seattle-based band released two records (Fleet Foxes and Helplessness Blues) of straightforward, though nonetheless beautiful, Americana. More

Jun 08, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, next Friday (June 16) via Nonesuch. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” a trailer that featured snippets of various songs from the album, another Crack-Up song, “Fool’s Errand,” as well as a video for “Fool’s Errand,” and the relatively short but sweet “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me.” More

Jun 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, on June 16 via Nonesuch. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” a trailer that featured snippets of various songs from the album, and another Crack-Up song, “Fool’s Errand,” as well as a video for “Fool’s Errand.” More

May 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, on June 16 via Nonesuch. Earlier today they shared another Crack-Up song, “Fool’s Errand.” Now the song has a video directed by frontman Robin Pecknold’s brother, Sean Pecknold, with art direction by Adi Goodrich. More

May 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, on June 16 via Nonesuch. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” and shared a trailer that features snippets of various songs from the album. Now they have shared another Crack-Up song, “Fool’s Errand.” More

Apr 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, on June 16 via Nonesuch. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” and announced some festival appearances and tour dates. More

Mar 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are releasing a new album, Crack-Up, on June 16 via Nonesuch. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” and announced some festival appearances and tour dates. More

Mar 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes have announced a new album, Crack-Up, and shared its first single, the near nine-minute long “Third of May / Ōdaigahara.” Crack-Up is due out on June 16 via their new label, Nonesuch (previously they were on Sub Pop). More

Feb 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes are prepping a new album for release sometime in 2017. The band fronted by Robin Pecknold have already announced a handful of shows around the world this year, including a headlining date at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI on July 28 and two nights at the Iceland Airwaves festival in November. More

Feb 23, 2017 By Laura Studarus

Although they’ve yet to announce new music, Fleet Foxes just announced they’ll be playing this year’s edition of Iceland Airwaves. More

Nov 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

All signs are pointing to us likely getting a new Fleet Foxes album in 2017. Frontman Robin Pecknold has previously said as much and now the band has said that the follow-up to 2011’s sophomore effort, Helplessness Blues, is “Alllllmost done.” More

May 18, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

It’s been five long years since the last Fleet Foxes album, 2011’s sophomore effort Helplessness Blues. Pecknold has since been busy getting his undergraduate degree at Columbia University, but has also recently been touring solo, opening forJoanna Newsom. In the comments of a photo Pecknold posted of his Columbia University ID to his Instagram, Pecknold responded to fan questions and revealed that he is working on new Fleet Foxes music for 2017. More

Mar 02, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold is currently opening for Joanna Newsom on her European tour. As he promised he would be doing, this past Sunday at a concert in the Netherlands he played a new song which a fan captured on his phone. Watch the video below.

Dec 10, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

A couple of weeks ago Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold posted a cover of The Five Keys’ “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” Now he has announced that he’s joining Joanna Newsom on some of her tour dates early next year and will be playing some new solo material. More

Nov 30, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Over the weekend Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold posted a cover of The Five Keys’ “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” It was posted to Pecknold’s Soundcloud account and then when linked to from Fleet Foxes’ Facebook page the post read: “Happy holidays - here’s a cover. Thanks to Gabe Wax for engineering.” More

Jan 08, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Okay, so this isn’t exactly Fleet Foxes news—so don’t get too excited. More

Dec 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Back in 1974 Gene Clark, found member of The Byrds, released No Other. Developing into a cult favorite among musicians years after being deemed a critical and commmercial failure at the time of its release, the album will be given a bit of new life when it will be played in its entirety on the road by a gathering of some of indie rock’s most notable artists, including Beach House, as well as members of Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, and The Walkmen. More

Oct 23, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Throughout the week Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is honoring Pearl Jam with a series of cover performances by a number of special guests, eventually culminating with an appearance by Eddie Vedder and his crew to play some songs off their latest LP Lightning Bolt. More

Feb 23, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Breaking up sucks, and as evident Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold’s new solo track “Olivia, In A Separate Bed,” it makes for some sad, sad music. More

Feb 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

This week on the newest episode of Portlandia, beloved, quirky songwriter Joanna Newsom shows up to provide a few laughs. More

Jan 23, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom appeared on a split billed episode of Austin City Limits. More

Jan 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Sad news today for Fleet Foxes fans—drummer J. Tillman is leaving the fold. More

Jan 18, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Former joint Under the Radar cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes are the newest in artists to grace the Austin City Limits stage. We have a preview. More

Dec 01, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Last night the 54th Annual Grammy Awards presented its year’s list of contenders, with Bon Iver coming away big and scoring some of the evening’s higher profile nominations, including Record and Song of the Year (“Holocene”), Best New Artist, and Best Alternative Album. More

Nov 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The digital version of Under the Radar‘s 10th Anniversary Issue includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 70 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print version, including extra full page photos, 13 bonus articles, and 11 bonus reviews. The digital version includes exclusive bonus articles on Arab Strap, Clinic, The Dears, The Delgados, DNTEL/The Postal Service, The Fiery Furnaces, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes vs. Joanna Newsom, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Saint Etienne, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth. More

Nov 21, 2011 By Mi Tran

A new video for “The Shrine/An Argument” by Fleet Foxes has been released along with some international tour dates.

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Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More

Oct 19, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Arm wrestling tournament action. More

Sep 27, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

A number of noteable bands besides Radiohead made appearances on late night television yesterday. More

Sep 21, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day Three of ACL Music Festival 2011 in Austin, TX including Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, Elbow, Dale Earnhart Jr. Jr. Empire of the Sun, and more. More

Aug 18, 2011 By Laura Studarus

A few hours ago a stage collapsed at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium, killing at least one and injuring several others.

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Jul 26, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Fleet Foxes have announced more tour dates in support of May release Helplessness Blues. More

May 23, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

Fleet Foxes stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Friday night and delivered an engaging set in support of their new record, Helplessness Blues. We have the video. More

Apr 25, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Well worth the wait, Fleet Foxes’ sophomore album Helplessness Blues (out May 3 via Sub Pop) is now streaming in full. More

Apr 20, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Fleet Foxes showed off their dulcet tones across the pound last night, playing for a U.K. audience on Later with Jools Holland. We have the video. More

Apr 12, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Fleet Foxes is are the move. The Pacific Northwestern purveyors of folk are expanding their tour with additional dates this July. We have the full run of dates. More

Mar 30, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Having already gotten a taste of Fleet Foxes’ much anticipated sophomore effort Helpelessness Blues with their title single and “Battery Kinzie,” Robin Pecknold and company have released a video for the track “Grown Ocean.” More

Mar 22, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier today on his show BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe debuted a new Fleet Foxes track, the folksy “Battery Kinzie.” More

Mar 07, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

The Fleet Foxes frontman turned this relatively uneventful Monday morning into an indie-folk playground, unleashing three fresh solo tracks via the band’s Twitter account. More

Mar 04, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Pitchfork has announced the initial lineup of its 2011 Music Festival. More

Jan 31, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Fleet Foxes have announced details of the much-anticipated follow-up to their widely acclaimed 2008 self-titled debut. Helplessness Blues will be released on May 3 via Sub Pop. The title track has been released as a free download and new tour dates have been announced. We have all the details and the new song. More

Oct 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Bad news from Fleet Foxes’ camp. The previously reported, nearly completed, sophomore album? Well, not so complete as it turns out. More

Sep 17, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Exciting news from Fleet Foxes’ camp—the Seattle-based folkies have completed a follow-up to their self-titled 2008 debut. More

May 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Sad but true, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Well, sad for us that is. Swamped with back issues—which I’m all sure we can agree is a good thing—Under the Radar is passing them on to you with a sale on selected issues. The question is, can you have too much of a good thing? We’re offering two dollars off most available back issues! More

Apr 02, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto

On his relatively brief tour with Joanna Newsom, which began just a few days ago, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes has apparently been performing new material. While there is no information on the track’s fate, it’s good enough to share, and a recent concert goer at Cincinnati’s MusicNow Festival did just that. You can watch a performance here. More

Mar 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Haiti is still recovering from January’s devastating earthquake. Aiding the recovery efforts is a group of musicians and artists who are auctioning off exclusive items to benefit the nation. The project, called Crafts For a Cause, is spearheaded by Binki Shapiro of Little Joy and will go live on March 15th. Among the items up for bidding, an original song by Mark Ronson, a camera painted by Drew Barrymore, and a shirt designed by M. Ward. Other artists involved include: Jenny Lewis, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, Daft Punk, Natalie Portman, The Strokes, and many others. More

Aug 08, 2009 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Lollapalooza began yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day one action. Check out his photos of Depeche Mode, Fleet Foxes, Of Montreal, Peter Bjorn and John, A-Trak, and Hollywood Holt. Click here for the full gallery of Friday’s photos.

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Apr 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. Fans storm M.I.A.‘s stage and Glasvegas cancel due to a hospitalized singer. More

Apr 16, 2009 By Mark Redfern

We have posted to our website select previous Under the Radar interviews with some of the great artists playing the Coachella festival this weekend. If you’re heading out to the festival, then check out these interviews at the links below to either give you a primer on an unfamiliar artist or remind you why they are one of your favorites whose set you will definitely be catching. Even if you’re not hitting the desert festival, this is a great collection of back issue content newly posted to the site. More

May 07, 2018 By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Robin Pecknold comes from a breed of thoughtful, emotional Americana musicians who tread carefully with every word they offer. More

Jul 03, 2014 By Chris Drabick

For this Throwback Thursday we revisit our 2008 article on Fleet Foxes, our first interview with the band. In fact, this was the Seattle band’s first interview for a nationally distributed print magazine. At the time of the interview they had only recently signed to Sub Pop and were some six months away from releasing their debut album, which was then to be titled Ragged Wood but was eventually simply self-titled. More

Aug 14, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Earlier this year, Josh Tillman dropped what—to many Fleet Foxes fans—felt like a bomb: he was leaving the band. A little more than a week later, Tillman announced his triumphant return to the music world, this time as a solo artist playfully dubbed Father John Misty. Under the Radar caught up with Tillman at his Laurel Canyon home to discuss the newest chapter in his musical career. More

Nov 01, 2008 By Matt Fink

Imagine that you’re feeling a little overwhelmed. Imagine you and your band have made a first album that is arguably the most widely acclaimed release of the year. Imagine you’re Robin Pecknold, and you write the songs for Fleet Foxes. More

Dec 27, 2018 By Ben Jardine

It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago, Fleet Foxes had only just begun their meteoric rise. More

Jun 14, 2017 By Ryan E.C. Hamm

When Fleet Foxes first appeared on the music scene, it was like they’d walked out of their own time and space and arrived in 2008 fully formed. More

Oct 17, 2011 By Danielle Sills

The Louisville Palace is covered with ornate sculpture, and when you look up at the ceiling, you are immersed in a replica of the night sky, glowing stars shining down on the crowd. Yet when Fleet Foxes took the stage, their three- and four-part harmonies danced through their performance like rays of sunshine. More

May 10, 2011 By Laura Studarus

“We can banter with a crowd this size even if the banter is 95% about banter,” joked Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold to the sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night. All retro-harmonies and acoustic guitars, the sweater-clad Seattle sextet seems like an unlikely crew to carry the banner as new indie heart throbs. They are, however, ridiculously talented musicians. More

May 02, 2011 By Jim Scott

The delay between Fleet Foxes’ first album and their second was partially due to a self-proclaimed sudden lack of confidence on the part of singer/lyricist/ringleader Robin Pecknold. The foremost quality of the band’s debut was its startling poise, and so there might be some concern that Fleet Foxes’ chief strength might be compromised. More

Aug 08, 2009 By Lorraine Carpenter

No amount of rain or cloud could’ve obscured the beauty of Chicago’s Grant Park on the first day of Lollapalooza, which despite less than welcoming conditions drew tens of thousands of mostly happy, mostly well-behaved music fans. On day one we caught Fleet Foxes, Crystal Castles, Of Montreal, and Depeche Mode. More

Apr 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. More