Video: Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains - A Take Away Show

Just about everyone loves the Fleet Foxes these days, and we here at TBT are no exception. Ever since the release of the band's self-entitled debut album over three years ago, the Fleet Foxes have become the standard to which I indirectly compare much of the indie folk music I listen to today. With consistently beautiful harmonies, expressive lyrics and crowd-pleasing performances, there is really no surprise that the band has reached its current level of popularity. Just over a month ago the band released a video to [...]

• Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains

One of the most recent and lovely additions to our musical population, Robin Pecknold, will be gracing our outskirts with the joy of Fleet Foxes this Sunday at the Edgefield. Riding on the wondrous wave of Helplessness Blues before continuing their tour back and forth between Europe and the States, Fleet Foxes are one in line for McMenamins Concerts on the Lawn , and I'd suggest that if you catch any of them, this'd be the one ( don't tell Colin Meloy! ).

obsessed with this song.

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Last Saturday proved to be a huge night for Fleet Foxes. They played SNL and sounded absolutely incredible! It's crazy to think how far they've come after opening for Sub Pop label mates Blitzen Trapper and "being discovered" at last year's SXSW to playing ACL last September . Looking back, I still find it crazy they played the Mohawk about six months ago. [ Fleet Foxes Myspace ] If you can't get enough of this amazing [...]