Fleet Foxes Biography

The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP Sun Giant and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes. Both Sun Giant and their eponymous debut album received much critical praise and reviewers often noted their use of refined lyrics and vocal harmonies. Their second studio album Helplessness Blues was released on May 3 2011.
Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset both attended Lake Washington High School in Kirkland a suburb of Seattle and soon became close friends. Pecknold and Skjelset bonded over a mutual appreciation of Bob Dylan and Neil Young and began making music together.
Their parents influenced their musical tastes early on—Skjelset's mother Peggi was a keen listener of both Bob Dylan and Hank Williams while Pecknold's father Greg was a member of The Fathoms a local 1960s soul group.
The two were interested in the achievements of Dylan and Brian Wilson and realized the importance of practicing music from a young age.
Originally going by the name The Pineapples a name clash with another local band prompted a change and Pecknold decided upon Fleet Foxes suggesting that it was evocative of some weird English activity like fox hunting.Pecknold took up the role of principal songwriter both singing and playing guitar while Skjelset played lead guitar.Pecknold's late-sixties pop style caught the attention of Seattle producer Phil Ek and he helped them record their first demo in 2006 the self-released Fleet Foxes EP.

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