photo courtesy of Ali Bagheri & The Austinist

We all love reading interviews with our favorite bands, and the interviews usually cover a lot of the same stuff, how the band got started, new album details, etc., etc., etc. Coming into contact with quite a few artists on a regular basis, I figured I could prepare a short set of short answer questions that I could deliver without having to go into a lengthy sit session of talking and editing. This is the second in what I hope to be a long series of “Get To Know In 7″ and any suggestions or recommendations on questions that you might want used in future editions, please, please, let me know.

Seattle’s Fleet Foxes played to a sold out crowd @ the Mohawk on Wednesday night, much to the surprise of the band’s vocalist Robin Pecknold. Robin told me he was expecting a bit of a smaller crowd, somewhere in neighborhood of 10 or so? A humble guy, who comes across kind and gentle when speaking, obviously unaware of effect that his music is having on music fans around the globe.A sold out show @ the Mohawk is no easy feat and hasn’t happened very often. The fact that this sleepy band from the Northwest maxed out the venue this night, speaks volumns of the rapidly growing popularity of the band and it’s music. Robin took a few minutes to answer 7 with me, while manning the merch table after Wednesday’s performance.

1. What is your birth city? “Seattle”
2. Favorite color? “Green. Forest Green”
3. Last recording you put on to listen to? “Dungen” Which album? “Actually, their new record. It’s called 4, and comes out in September.”
4. Favorite piece of clothing? “This hat. It hides my hideous hair.”
5. Name a person, dead or alive, you would like to meet. After minutes of considering his response…”I would like to meet (pause) this is so hard (pause) Genghis Khan. It’d be a trip.”
6. Favorite season of the year and why? “Winter, because you can get stuff done. “
7. Vinyl, CD, or mp3? “Well, I listen to most music on mp3, but the music I like the best, I listen to on vinyl.”

I’ll be the first to admit that I was a bit hesitant to get on board with the Fleet Foxes and their music, but it’s become almost impossible to deny myself the pleasure of the music and the band anymore. The music flows peaceful and tranquil like a river through the seasons of the year while Robin’s reverb drenched vocals beckon to soothe the most frayed of souls.

MP3> Fleet Foxes ‘White Winter Hymnal’

The band looks to be on the road for the remaining of this year with an quick spin in support of Wilco. If you missed the Mohawk performance, look for the band to come back around this way in the fall.

Fleet Foxes Tour:

07-03 Dallas, TX – Loft
07-05 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
07-06 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
07-07 Washington, DC – Black Cat
07-08 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
07-09 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
07-10 Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall
07-12 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park (SP20)
07-14 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
07-15 Montreal, Quebec – Le Divan Orange
07-16 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix
07-17 Chicago, IL – Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Millennium Park) (Pitchfork Music Festival Preview Night)
07-18 Madison, WI – Terrace
07-19 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-20 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
07-22 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
07-23 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
07-25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
07-26 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
08-07 Rees-Haldern, Germany – Haldern Pop Fest
08-08 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08-09 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-10 Copenhagen, Denmark – Beatday ‘08
09-05-07 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival
09-21 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Festival

Fleet Foxes + Wilco:

08-18 Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
08-20 Boise, ID – The Winery at Eagle Knoll
08-21 Spokane, WA – INB Performing Arts Center
08-23 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 am and is filed under Get to know in 7, mp3's, touring news.