so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]

the fleet foxes have finally put out a video for “mykonos”, just shy of a year since the song’s release on the sun giant ep. as with the band’s other videos, “mykonos” is directed by robin’s brother, sean pecknold, and is wonderfully done… i’m guessing the delay in its release was related to the slow [...]

fleet foxes just released this new video for “he doesn’t know why”. like the “white winter hymnal” video, it’s directed by robin’s brother sean again, though it’s not as interesting as that one was. it’s a great song though… i can rarely stop myself from doing some kind of fist pump when they hit that [...]

mp3: fleet foxes – white winter hymnal
it’s looking like a pretty fine weekend for live music in dc, if you planned ahead. tonight, jenny lewis is playing the 6th and i synagogue and ratatat is at the black cat… but both shows are sold out. tomorrow, you’ve got fleet foxes at the black cat.. [...]

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although i’ve been waking up around 6am every day for the past month or so, today’s the first time i’ve seen the sun rise because i almost always have the blinds closed. considering i haven’t woken up this early since i graduated from high school, this is likely the first time i’ve seen the [...]

i’m not sure whether it would normally be correct to call these songs “covers” as they are of traditional origin and artist’s performances of traditional music are more usually referred to as interpretations or arrangements. but being that karen dalton’s takes on in my own time are so widely considered the definitive versions of these [...]

mp3: fleet foxes – white winter hymnalmp3: fleet foxes – ragged woodmp3: the dutchess and the duke – reservoir park
fleet foxes and the dutchess and the duke are playing the black cat tonight and i couldn’t be more excited. the fleet foxes eponymous debut full length and its lead single “white winter hymnal” immediately grabbed [...]