Show Preview: Fleet Foxes @ ACL Live (08/16, 08/17)

Indie folk gods, Fleet Foxes, are coming to our city tomorrow and Thursday and if you don’t have tickets yet you best get to stepping and try to find some, as these two evenings are bound to be nights to remember. The last time Austin played host to Robin Pecknold and company was the 2011 ACL festival, so it will be nice to see the band again with full and proper sets in an intimate setting–the Moody Theater seems like the perfect venue for such a group. A lot of time has passed since then, and with the release of their phenomenal third full-length,Crack-Up,earlier this year, we are on course for two transfixing evenings of orchestral beauties new and old. Personally, I’m stoked to see how the band weaves together the introspective new material with the sweeping folk of the past. With their now expansive catalogue of gems, there really isn’t any way they could go wrong.

To top things off, the band is bringing along the quiet bedroom folk of Bedouine. If you haven’t checked them out yet, take a listen below and get excited for this complimenting opener.

If you don’t already own it and you’re not into holding a 2xLP through the whole show, go buy it on the Nonesuch Records page. Trust me–Crack-Upis one of those records you need to hold in your hands.

 

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New Tunes From The Black Keys

Maybe you’ve heard of this band Black Keys?  No?  Well they are originally from Akron, Ohio and have been carrying the torch for the blues rock movement since their inception close to 10 years ago.  It’s possible that you’ve heard this song “Lonely Boy” elsewhere on the interwebs, but I don’t really care because it rules and it has to be on ATH.  New album from The Black Keys El Camino is due out December 6th on Nonesuch Records.  I’d say the decision to have Danger Mouse produce this bad boy was a good one.

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Download: The Black Keys – Lonely Boy [MP3]