Fleet Foxes: Last News

Noah Cyrus and Fleet Foxes have joined forces for the dreamy new single ‘Don’t Put It All On Me’. Check it out below.The track, which was written by Cyrus’s brother Braison, marks the first time she has collaborated with the indie folk band.Forged around a distinctively melancholy piano, ‘Don’t Put It All On Me’ sees Cyrus’s country and pop roots intertwine as she explores themes of “longing and reconnection”, per a press release.

Fleet Foxes ended up being brought into Hunter Biden’s ongoing trial in Delaware when it emerged he had played the band from his phone while receiving a lap dance.The son of the US President has been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed to be sober at the time despite reports suggesting he was in the throes of a cocaine addiction.Several of Biden’s ex-girlfriends have testified during the trial, including the exotic dancer Zoe Kestan.

Fleet Foxes have officially released their two live covers of Joni Mitchell‘s ‘Hejira’ and The Strokes‘ ‘Under Control’.The band covered both of the songs during their live shows. They performed ‘Hejira’ earlier this year in Los Angeles, while ‘Under Control’ was performed last summer in New York with singer-songwriter Uwade as a special guest.“Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour,” Pecknold said in a press release discussing the cover of ‘Under Control’.A post shared by Fleet Foxes (@fleetfoxes)“One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of the Strokes—hearing Uwa’s voice echoing down the halls as she sang ‘The End Has No End’ or ‘Reptilia’ was always a highlight of the day.

The National returned to London last night (August 26) to headline All Points East 2022 – watch them perform new single ‘Weird Goodbyes’ with Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold below.‘Weird Goodbyes’ was released last week and features Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon on vocals. While introducing Pecknold, The National’s Aaron Dessner said that their friend and collaborator had never sung the song before.Elsewhere in the set, The National played another new song – ‘Tropic Morning News (Haversham)’ – and hits from across their back catalogue.Watch them play ‘Weird Goodbyes’ with Robin Pecknold and see the full setlist below.The National have been performing ‘Weird Goodbyes’ live since late May. They played it for the first time in Pamplona, Spain on May 28 – the first National show in three years – where it was billed on the setlist as ‘Bathwater (Mount Auburn)’.Speaking in a statement about ‘Weird Goodbyes’, The National’s Matt Berninger said: “It’s about letting go of the past and moving on, then later being overwhelmed by second thoughts.”On the process of making the single, the band’s Aaron Dessner added: “‘Weird Goodbyes’ was one of the first new songs we made.

Fleet Foxes performed a cover of The Strokes’ 2003 song ‘Under Control’.The band played to roughly 13,000 fans at the Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday (August 13), where they were supported by Nigerian singer-songwriter Uwade. She joined Robin Pecknold and co. for their Strokes cover – as well as three other songs in their career-spanning setlist – which came as part of an “encore” that ran for more a third as long as the rest of the show.Oddly, too, Fleet Foxes weren’t the only act to cover ‘Under Control’ at show in New York last weekend.

Fleet Foxes have announced details of a 2022 world tour, which includes new UK dates – see the band’s full schedule below.The band’s new run of shows, which take them from late June until September, come on the back of their 2020 album ‘Shore’.The shows begin in Salt Lake City on June 27, with North American dates running until mid-August, where they play the Forest Hills Stadium in New York.Robin Pecknold and co. then travel to London for a show at All Points East in support of The National before they play four more UK shows in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and as a headliner of End Of The Road.The tour then heads to mainland Europe, wrapping up with a Berlin show on September 11.Watch a trailer for the tour and see the full schedule below.