9. Fool’s Errand
11. Crack-Up
The new Fleet Foxes album comes just in time for sitting out on the deck and looking at nature as their sweet harmonies fill the air. After listening to the whole new album Crack-Up, due June 16th via Nonesuch records, I can tell you it is well worth the wait. Pre-order now.
I have always loved songs that start out as one thing and completely morph into another. Fleet Foxes are taking this concept to a new higher level by doing their version of suites. “I am all that I need/Arroyo Seco/Thumbprint scar” is a perfect example and starts the album off. I wonder why more artists are not doing this, especially with this MP3 format and being such a singles driven listening experience these days, it makes sense that if you want the listener to experience three songs together: you would put them together as a suite.
I can’t help but feel that Fleet Foxes should spend their entire time recording because they are so fantastic at album making. Album making is becoming a lost art form and we must not let it die. It is important to our survival. This goes against my great love of seeing bands live (I also believe that the concert experience is what will bring the world together.) I have only seen Fleet Foxes live on video and it seems that these delicate pieces with beautiful harmonies must have trouble competing with an audience of chatter-boxes (bros talking) on loudmouth soup (alcohol) who believe that everything they say is brilliant and need to be heard by all (bloggers). Even with this being said the only way bands make money in 2017 is to tour. Fleet Foxes will take this album out on a pretty extensive road trip. Dates below. Many venues are allowing you to purchase the album with your tickets.
May 15 | Missoula, MT at The Wilma (SOLD OUT)
May 16 | Spokane, WA at Knitting Factory
May 18 | Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
May 19 | Seattle, WA at The Showbox at the Market (SOLD OUT)
May 26 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera House
May 27 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera House
May 28 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera House
May 29 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera House
June 23 | France, Lille at ‘Aéronef
June 24 | Netherlands, Ewijk at Down The Rabbit Hole
July 1 | Spain, Vilanova i la Geltrú at Vida Festival
July 3 | Italy, Ferrara at Bands Apart
July 4 | Switzerland, Montreux at Montreux Jazz Festival
July 7 | Spain, Bilbao at Bilbao BBK Live
July 8 | Portugal, Lisbon at NOS Alive Festival
July 11 | Ireland, Cork at Cork Opera House
July 13 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh Gardens
July 14 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh Gardens (SOLD OUT)
July 16 | United Kingdom, Southwold at Latitude Festival
July 27 | Portland, ME at Thompson’s Point
July 28 | Newport, RI at Newport Folk Festival (SOLD OUT)
July 29 | Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 31 | Philadelphia, PA at Mann Center for the Performing Arts w/ Animal Collective
August 1 | Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Parkl (SOLD OUT)
August 2 | Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park
August 4 | Toronto, ON at Massey Hall (SOLD OUT)
August 5 | Toronto, ON at Massey Hall (SOLD OUT)
August 6 | Detroit, MI at The Masonic
August 8 | Kansas City, MO at The Midland
August 11 – 13 | San Francisco, CA at Outside Lands
August 13 | Las Vegas, NV at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
August 14 | Tucson, AZ at Rialto Theatre
August 16 | Austin, TX at ACL Live at The Moody Theater
August 17 | Austin, TX at ACL Live at The Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
August 18 | Dallas, TX at The Bomb Factory
September 13 | Vancouver, BC at Malkin Bowl (SOLD OUT)
September 14 | Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre (SOLD OUT)
September 15 | Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre
September 16 | Troutdale, OR at Edgefield Concerts
September 18 | Reno, NV at Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
September 20 | Santa Barbara, CA at The Arlington Theatre
September 21 | San Diego, CA at Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
September 23 | Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Bowl w/ Beach House
September 24 | Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre
September 25 | Santa Fe, NM at Santa Fe Opera
September 27 | Morrison, CO at Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Beach House (SOLD OUT)
September 29 | Omaha, NE at Waiting Room Outdoors
September 30 | St. Paul, MN at The Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT)
October 1 | St. Paul, MN at Palace Theatre
October 3 | Chicago, IL at Chicago Theatre (SOLD OUT)
October 4 | Chicago IL at Chicago Theatre
November 1-5 | Reykjavik, Iceland at Iceland Airwaves
November 7 | Switzerland, Zurich at X-tra
November 8 | Austria, Vienna at Gasometer
November 9 | Croatia, Zagreb at Tvornica Kulture
November 12 | Germany, Hamburg at Docks
November 13 | Germany, Berlin at Columbiahalle
November 17 | Belgium, Brussels at Ancienne Belgique
November 18 | Belgium, Brussels at Ancienne Belgique
November 20 | France, Paris at Le Trianon
December 1 | Germany, Köln at Live Music Hall
December 03 | Sweden, Stockholm at Annexet (SOLD OUT)
December 04 | Sweden, Stockholm at Annexet
December 05 | Norway, Oslo at Sentrum Scene (SOLD OUT)
December 06 | Norway, Oslo at Sentrum Scene
I will pull out individual songs to play on the radio but really it is best listened to completely from start to finish. This album will surely show up on a best of list at the end of this year. I can’t wait for the many days ahead on my deck listening to it. Their music warms you like the sun and keeps you content like the gentle breezes. –Reviewed by Mike @ Spool Going Round
This video is directed by Sean Pecknold.
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