After a long delay between their self-titled debut and Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes and their harmony drenched folk music are finally back on the scene. A first impression of the new album is that it doesn’t feature as many of the instantly memorable songs that the first one did, but that’s not to say there’s any drop in quality. In fact the album as a whole might be better and repeated listens will surely reveal a rotating list of favorite songs. The first song to stand out to me was “The Shrine/An Argument” for it features a variety of new sounds and ideas for the band. Plus it’s the first time you’ll hear singer Robin Pecknold’s voice strained enough that it cracks and the emotion poured into the song immediately becomes apparent. Enjoy: continue reading...
With a new album finally about to drop, Fleet Foxes are officially back on the scene. The new album is titled Helplessness Blues and is available for purchase on May 3rd. What better way to celebrate their return than to feature one of their many incredible live performances. For a sound built on gentle melodies and complex harmonies, it’s quite amazing to see them dominate a large stage like Glastonbury. Here they are performing my favorite Fleet Foxes song, “Mykonos”, continue reading...
Three years after their impressive debut, the Fleet Foxes finally return with a follow up, Helplessness Blues. Here is the first video from the album for the song “Grown Ocean”, it features in-studio footage of the band recording the new record. Also, see below for an interesting blurb about the new music from lead singer and songwriter Robin Pecknold. Helplessness Blues is officially out on May 3rd. continue reading...
To celebrate today’s release of their brand new album, Stir the Blood, The Bravery stopped by the Yahoo studios to record a live session of their hit song “Slow Poison” and a cover of their favorite track by Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal”. continue reading...
Here we go once again… the season of “Best Of” lists! Here at SoundMojo I’ll throw my Top 20 Albums of 2008 into the never-ending pile of opinionated lists that inevitably feature a variation of the same 50 bands or so… Without further ado, here are the 20 albums that I enjoyed the most this year:
