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Robin Pecknold hasn’t left forever!

Phew!  Fleet Foxes has been off of the radar for a bit, after leader Robin Pecknold took a bit of a hiatus to regain a connection to his Muse with a couple side projects that turned out really well (White Antelope and touring with Joanna Newsome). So, it’s a relief afterall, dearest ones, to know […]

Real Country

Dear All, The Country genre has been pretty badly maimed; it’s been dominated by pop artists for far too long.  Although not all country music is bad, I would say the majority of it is. There have been a few bright stars: Jonny Cash, Steve Earle (played a song with the Pogues once!), Uncle Tupelo, […]

Blue Ridge Mountains by the Fleet Foxes

Blue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes In my opinion the beginning of the song lightly and effortlessly sets the scene, taking you far off to another place. The verses are more concrete until the drums start, at which point you leave society and enter the “quivering forest.” The outro mirrors again the beginning as if […]

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