Fleet Foxes : Hard to Find a Friend’s Backstage Sessions

Hard to Find a Friend Presents : The Backstage Sessions

Featuring : Fleet Foxes
Exit / In : Nashville, TN

When Fleet Foxes started White Winter Hymnal on Wednesday night, the cheers of the crowd caused a reaction not often seen by frontmen on the face of Robin Pecknold. He laughed – uncontrollably, and commented on how “completely crazy” it was that people in Nashville knew their songs when they’d never been on tour before. He started again, met with cheers once more, and had to repeat the whole cycle of shock, laughter, and apologies. This would happen a total of four times before the band could start the pitch-perfect harmonies which are the song’s calling card. Two songs later, the band ended their set to overwhelming pleas to “keep playing,” “play one more,” and “please come back soon!”

I found a huge grin on my face watching these events unfold. I’ve had some early form of the band’s demos for their upcoming LP Ragged Wood (Sub Pop) in my possession since June, and have listened religiously ever since. I didn’t even expect to get to even see the Seattleites anytime soon, nonetheless with a hundred or so other rabid fans, and it made me happy to be where I was. I have a feeling the next time Fleet Foxes comes my way they’ll be bringing with them a good deal of notoriety, and I sure hope I’m right.

Before all this happened, however, Robin sat down with us in the tiny second green room at the Exit/In to talk about Nashville, Bon Iver, and guitar strings, and play three songs for your aural and visual pleasure. Enjoy, and please be sure to pick up Fleet Foxes newly released Sun Giant EP at insound.

Editor’s note: PLEASE click the links to watch the HD versions. I guess Vimeo doesn’t allow hd embedding, and the difference in quality is a marked one. It’s hard work putting these things together and I wish for you to enjoy them in the best quality possible.

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[mp3] Fleet Foxes – Katie Cruel (Live – Backstage Session)
[mp4] Fleet Foxes – Katie Cruel (Live – Backstage Session – HD Video)

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[mp3] Fleet Foxes – Oliver James (Live – Backstage Session)
[mp4] Fleet Foxes – Oliver James (Live – Backstage Session – HD Video)

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[mp3] Fleet Foxes – Innocent Son (Live – Backstage Session)
[mp4] Fleet Foxes – Innocent Son (Live – Backstage Session – HD Video)

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