For people new to Fleet Foxes, go listen to their album “Helplessness Blues”. It literally saved my life, and it is perfect from start to finish. Trust me

@emgwest

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, yes. That and I am particularly fond of the Sun Giant EP as well

@IndieBassJA26

3 жыл бұрын

Currently stuck on it after being stuck on their self titled

@mchjsosde

3 жыл бұрын

@@IndieBassJA26 I relate to this. You can replay their albums over and over so often it becomes as natural as the world turning.

@RobertSchaefer

3 жыл бұрын

"I wanna be a functioning cog in some great machinery serving something beyond me" is the most impactful lyric I have ever heard. Helped me understand where I felt like my place should be in the world. Favorite band.

@IndieBassJA26

3 жыл бұрын

@@mchjsosde I have their self titled, sun giant, and helplessness blues all in one playlist and when I’m studying I just let it play. Insanely beautiful music to say the least

Cannot even begin to describe how important Fleet Foxes’ music is to me

@trezf1

3 жыл бұрын

Words not needed. We get it

@gpless05

3 жыл бұрын

Life-altering moments through the soundwaves these guys have created for me!

@JJDOG9

2 жыл бұрын

Totally with you

@angusmcleod9400

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had the helplessness poos

@haleygardner5059

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Friend: Hey, what are you listening to? Me: Fleet Fox

@blakesonasnake

3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it.

@makscho1

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahah

@brainflowvideos

3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe

@erinhansen7737

2 жыл бұрын

Too clever hahaha

robin pecknold singing in portuguese is one of the things i didnt know i needed

Oh god...his voice, his guitar playing, his face, the Birkenstocks. It's all too lovely. I can't...

@sczj777

3 жыл бұрын

...Stop crying? Me too 💜

@jeremylitten5145

3 жыл бұрын

Stop it, yes you can! I believe in you!

@zachkaeser8320

3 жыл бұрын

Haha he's definitely got the aesthetics down with those Birkenstocks

@memc4903

2 жыл бұрын

i have never seen how he looks before and i just fell in love

Shore is a masterpiece. These songs really shine with the stripped-back arrangement.

@theleogeckoguy

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not my season is such a gorgeous song. This version brought me to tears

@benoitallouis1398

3 жыл бұрын

100% agreed, the album is really great but slightly too overproduced for my taste

@ayon6854

3 жыл бұрын

Best album ever

@sir_vix

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the acoustic arrangement really allows his subtle tonal shifts to resonate complex emotional nuances in a manner I'm struggling to articulate or find comparison. It's like the difference between talking to a friend on a road trip and comforting a mourning lover. Everything has a higher density of significance.

@makscho1

3 жыл бұрын

Word.

Robin Pecknold is more than a songwriter, he is gift to those who feel his music, rather than hear it. A kindred spirit to those with troubled thoughts...lost and in awe of existential chaos... confused by the futility of it all.. trying to find their way. Thank you Robin.

@rorydangelo3051

3 жыл бұрын

Well put.

@brandonp2824

3 жыл бұрын

Blue Speckled Bird

@sidsmith6839

Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t think of a more perfect comment

that portuguese part of Going to the Sun Road gets me everytime

His voice is so warm and comforting. Like the most delightful hug from an old friend.

@evanzeh6696

3 жыл бұрын

What a perfect comparison!

His voice got so better with the time its ridiculous

@deathchips926

3 жыл бұрын

Really? His voice has always been a pretty strong asset.

@michaelclark1811

3 жыл бұрын

He quit smoking cigs

@gui_andraded

3 жыл бұрын

@@deathchips926 Yeah it's always been good, but now is even better

@deathchips926

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelclark1811 true that!!

@jetthagerty8841

3 жыл бұрын

He's a fine wine

One of the best voices alive. And from a songwriting perspective this is the same league as Simon & Garfunkel. Legit.

Robin singing in portuguese at the end of Going-to-the-Sun-Road is absolutely beautiful. thank you for this

@barbaradodorico5028

2 жыл бұрын

EXATAMENTE..............

Here IMMEDIATELY. I LOVE fleet foxes with all my heart and soul. Robin also started with my favorite song from the album. What a blessed Tuesday morning

0:00 - *Going-to-the-Sun-Road* (3:30) 4:17 - *Sunblind* (8:30) 8:41 - *Featherweight* 12:30 - *I'm Not My Season* [15:35 - Tiny Desk team]

@marsifuentes4425

3 жыл бұрын

god bless you

@ashleypatch5741

3 жыл бұрын

I really love that you included the credits and in between bits where he talks

@justy5944

3 жыл бұрын

It is so annoying that Tiny Desk don’t do this in the description

@PentameronSV

3 жыл бұрын

@@justy5944 Exactly

@nandobritto

3 жыл бұрын

And the song in portuguese?

Thanks NPR. Way to start my morning 👌🏻

@tylerbakermusic

3 жыл бұрын

Love seeing you here Bandstand:)

@tcgtonysamazingpulls

3 жыл бұрын

Im with u

@cracky4415

3 жыл бұрын

Wait Bandstand likes Fleet Foxes? Based.

@_cathyting

3 жыл бұрын

Same sentiments. 💕

@NicolleMosquera

2 жыл бұрын

Totally

these stripped back versions are so comfy, his voice really is an instrument in itself

@angusmcleod9400

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! I love ff but this simple version of sunblind so so pleasant

@tammyjoma

3 жыл бұрын

Yes on both! I am bewildered why some people don't consider an instrument in itself and singers musicians as feels so true.

And just like that, I found my strength for the day

Does anyone else tear up hearing 'it's not my season'? Because of the state of my mind and general exhaustion from the past year, i just really feel this song every time It's on.

@gabrielledennis549

3 жыл бұрын

It was definitely my theme song late last year

@emmalane18

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely cry everytime

@LucasRodmo

2 жыл бұрын

I just cried right now

A true musician. He’s just a genius. The fleet foxes are the best live band out there. Saw them in Paris last week on the Shore tour, they are just outstanding

@user-bb8sw1jo6o

5 ай бұрын

I wonder what he's been through... He's the only musician I would trade places with

Featherweight is such a gorgeously understated FF song. Definitely my favorite off that album, and a top 10 in their discography.

I love all the bells and whistles to Fleet Foxes with the harmonies and stuff, but dude could definitely release a whole album of just him and guitar

@avicarnonbagel279

2 жыл бұрын

This comment aged well.

@rodsmade

2 жыл бұрын

@@avicarnonbagel279 oh?

@avicarnonbagel279

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodsmade A Very Lonely Solstice. An entire live album of just Robin with a guitar

“I’m Not My Season” is my favorite song.

@gabrielleclague

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@delaneywatters8898

3 жыл бұрын

I think it really carries the feelings of 2020 within it. It's definitely a comfort song through all the trials of the last year

Featherweight is my anthem of the pandemic, no other piece of music released during the year 2020 encapsulated how everything felt, and still feels. Robin is a wonderful soul.

@gman8133

3 жыл бұрын

For how optimistic and cozy the rest of the album is, it stands out that much more. It's so, SO melancholy but so beautiful

@matheust.9996

3 жыл бұрын

It's mine as well, James. What a great song!

@XanStephP

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@mattyb808

3 жыл бұрын

Yup same here brother...

I want to listen to this version of Going to the Sun Road forever. God so beautiful.

@sfdottie

3 жыл бұрын

I have it on repeat 😬

Robin singing is like hearing a Angel singing in heaven. So beautiful.

I need that Ragged Wood performance exponentially

It's amazing how well Sunblind fits into the larger Fleet Foxes style

Robin should definitely be remembered as one of the most influential musicians of the beginning of the 21st century

@peteaxe2067

Жыл бұрын

Hes great. But idk about influential. Hes an underrated

@wes4192

Жыл бұрын

Influential?

I’ve just recently discovered and started to listen to Fleet Foxes. At such a time of grief and anxiety, their music came when I needed it the most. Thanks, Fleet Foxes.

@LucasRodmo

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Shore is easily one of the best and most underated album already of this decade. The melody, the lyrics, vocal are just simply heavenly and beautiful. I like to drive around the city on my motorbike with the album playing on my earphone.

Holy cow his acoustic arrangement of going to the sun road is great

@aradieschen4880

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wish someone would make a lesson for it. I can’t figure it out

@zacharynewman4852

3 жыл бұрын

@@aradieschen4880 has he ? he did insta videos teaching his songs that are on here

@aradieschen4880

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharynewman4852 yeah, thanks, I’ve watched some of them now. I can’t finde the full video of the latest one, though. Also are a little different. I guess it’s just hard for me because it’s open tuning.

@sfdottie

3 жыл бұрын

Just mind blowing

Love Robin/Fleet Foxes and loved the sound. That first mid-roll add was super jarring though. "Going to the Sun" wasn't even over yet. :(

@Lamadesbois

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the ad is terrible. I am glad we can then wash it with beautiful music 🙂

Truly my favorite song writer ever. Just Robin and a guitar is all thats needed.

It’s amazing how him playing these songs solo offers such a different perspective on the music...

Ahhh! I literally screamed this when I saw this video. 🥺

A man can reach into your soul, take it by the hand and guide you through the haze within your mind, all with a single hum. You know he sees just as much as you do, yet you trust him. His calm, his words, his genuineness... it's as if he was the brightest beacon of empathy. So wholesome and pure; there is no inkling that he would lead you astray. What we later realize is that he has has his own beacons, all holding his hand (knowingly or unknowingly). We all walk through this fog, and we're all as confused and unsure as our lifelines. And yet, as we feel Sunblind Going down this Sun-Road, the fact that our hand is being held makes us float, as if featherweight. Days can grow cold with hate, turn rugged from anxiety. At times, the discomfort turns to snow at our feet and the icy wind pokes at our eyes with every step. While you're longing for a warm day on your American Water, someone utters "you are not the season you're in"... and somehow... that's enough. You put one foot in front of the other with ease, because that short phrase taught you a valuable lesson: embracing winter will set summer free. See you on the Shore.

still watching it and tearing up...

MANO, o Robin cantando em português, que coisa mais linda!

@BahgaBliss

3 жыл бұрын

Eu não tava pronto pra isso (na verdade estava sim) hahah ❤❤

@SolarisAjna

3 жыл бұрын

Agora temos que convencer ele a vir para o Brasil...

@Gustavoalessandrom

3 жыл бұрын

Surpresa total!

@kevenniaraujo

3 жыл бұрын

E apois... me surpreendi.

@HannoverXavi

3 жыл бұрын

Coisa linda, quando escutei no album, nem acreditei mas agora... melhor ainda!

I love the acoustic arrangements of all these songs, especially “I’m Not My Season”, which has meant so much to me during the pandemic. Robin’s voice commands such a presence on its own 💜

Obviously he's a musical genius, but I just now noticed how incredible those lyrics are. Shivers...

What a soul! This must be the voice of empathy...

Incredibly peaceful way to start this morning. “I’m not my season” will always be one of my favorites - so glad that was the in the lineup.

One of a small handful of artists that brings me to tears upon listening. Just gorgeous.

One person, singing and playing a guitar. This reminds me of the people who fascinated me as a child in the 70's, the boys and men I fell in love with in the late 70's and 80's. I haven't heard one person playing and singing in too long. Thank you.

Wow the melody of the first song is unpredictable. I have habits of predict the melody of the song, but this just completely made me like "wow so different". Shout out to you! Great songs!!!

I have loved Fleet Foxes ever since I randomly found their first CD at at public library back in 2008. Robin's voice is amazing and their compositions are so beautiful. I also love that they are from my hometown of Kirkland, Washington and that Robin and Skyler went to my rival high school. May they continue to make fantastic music for years to come.

@evanzeh6696

3 жыл бұрын

The first time I heard White Winter Hymnal, I was hooked. 2008 was a good year.

@turboturtlehead

2 жыл бұрын

Unlike anything I heard in 2008, and still today, always be one of my favorite bands. Every album is amazing

Have mercy, this is gorgeous. I love how creative he got this live performance

who had the gall to dislike this gorgeous piece of music

One of the greatest bands of all time

Sunblind is one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard. Probably the best love song I could ever not imagined. We've all heard the typical love song. This is a beautiful tribute to wonderful souls gone. Makes you happy to be alive, while you are alive.

Love this. I am certainly not a Pitchfork apologist but one of the best insights I ever read in a review was that if you reduce Paul Simon's influence down to two basic parts you get Robin Pecknold on one hand and Ezra Koenig on the other. Pecknold represents the "I Am a Rock" part of Paul Simon (contemplative, solitary, brooding, etc.) and Koenig is Graceland (cosmopolitan, fun, witty, etc.). It's definitely an oversimplification but I think it has some value.

@madalynntraylor8545

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this, I had never considered this and found your thoughts extremely interesting

Oh gosh! he sings in Portuguese! A estrada do sol O começo de tudo E as nuvens que agora se afastam Mostrando um caminho que está sempre lá E que é qualquer lado que a gente quiser caminhar

We need a Robin Pecknold/Adrianne Lenker collab!!

@gilpinsteven

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, that would be amazing!!

@blakestebbe7937

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, my life would be complete if that were to ever happen.

@ruthiemarchand7624

3 жыл бұрын

I just started obsessing over Adrianne Lenker's Songs and Fleet Foxes is my forever fave so...YES

@adrianmeadows6855

3 жыл бұрын

I AGREE SO MUCH

@devontejonvireclark

3 жыл бұрын

Now you’re talkin my language

not to be dramatic or anything but ive been waiting for this my whole life

Waited so long for Fleet Foxes on Tiny Desk! Perfect in every way. Will be watching and listening a few times a day.

Listening to Shore during UK's third lockdown helped so much, genuinely haven't listened to an album that has had such a big effect in a good way, thank you Robin ❤️

"the old wrenches hardly turn me" is such a good lyric

Sometimes I forget how much their music truly uplifts and soothes me, and when I listen again I regret ever forgetting.

I just DIED! Robin singing in portuguese I- typing from my grave

I love Fleet Foxes so much. Robin is such a prolific songwriter, lyricist, and performer. It's always nice to browse the comments section of their videos and know that other people feel the same.

@monoyamono

9 ай бұрын

Word.

Now we know what he has been practicing for in his car on ig stories 😎

Me and my 2 year old are clapping in our living room after each song. Can't wait to go to a show together.

Going-to-the-sun-road is such a gorgeous track. I'm glad to see it made the cut on here. Probably the only 'live' recording of it there exists, so it's precious to me lol

Clear my schedule. I've got to watch/listen to this on repeat for the foreseeable future.

Robin Pecknold, your magnificence is one of a kind. You are the nurturing nature of beauty made into a human being.

Whew did I need this. Sending love to all who listen.

Thank you NPR. Thank you Robin Pecknold for making me feel safe.

People will regard Robin as one of the best like we do now. There’s nothing else like it.

The best music I've heard from this program. By a long distance the most heartfelt performance. So real. Thank you.

"Sunblind" acoustic and unadorned is brilliant. What a fantastic tribute to his friends and influences.

Sigh... Just gorgeous. It must be over a decade since I saw you guys at The Junction in Cambridge, UK, and i still consider it one of my very favourite special gigs ever. Thanks for recording this. We're still all out here listening with two full ears. 🙏🎶💙

“Sunblind” and “I am not my season” are two gems on shore

Didn't ever think Going-to-the-Sun Road would translate so beautifully to acoustic woww :'))

@JakiraJakira78

3 жыл бұрын

When Robin released the Shore stems on Bandcamp I got to listen to it with just the vocals and guitars. Some pauses where instrumental parts were but just as beautiful.

His accent when singing in Portuguese is sooo cute

Shore is AOTY. Masterpiece.

@papajohn6839

3 жыл бұрын

It came out last year but I agree

@matthewkrueger304

3 жыл бұрын

@@papajohn6839 🤯 losing track of time over here.

@aradieschen4880

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, AOTH of 2021. It was strangely ahead of its time. Also I keep wondering how the album would have felt if November 23rd had worked out differently. How could he have sung stuff like ‚may the last long year be forgiven I couldn’t, though I’m beginning to’ then?

I believe God created special vocalist to remind us what's important in the midst of all this sorrow this magically appears and makes us appreciate the moment . You discovered Love.

@MrAnne731

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@colorfullyme

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you in a sense. We are all connected and all have the ability to feel the pain and love of the world if we pay attention. And some people are able to express what so many are feeling. It is beautiful. Xo

@ivycee

3 жыл бұрын

Why am I crying

@lawrencemckissick9680

3 жыл бұрын

@@ivycee you can't real emotions your human it's beautiful tears of joy because you feel love

single handedly keeping folk music alive

The second song made tears fall down my face . ❤️

As a Brazilian I appreciate the effort, his accent was cute

@redfordreddington8834

3 жыл бұрын

Now we just need a Portuguese person to chime in.

ELE CANTANDO O TRECHO DO TIM.... Meu deus

@janainasantos5219

3 жыл бұрын

Não estava preparada para isso!!

@DrFunkstein

3 жыл бұрын

@@janainasantos5219 Imagina ele cantando o Recomeçar inteiro... Aff

@Porfabiana1

3 жыл бұрын

Lindo!!!!

God I just love this stranger so much

Hi Robin, thank you! Your voice is as soft as a feathered pillow and as gentle as a sweet kiss in the summer when the sun is setting, still as warm as it was at mid-day! xx

I’ve never really listened to the words of Featherweight before. It might be my favorite Fleet Foxes song after hearing this version. Robin is a phenomenal songwriter and an even better lyricist.

what a joy to wake up to this! and you nailed the Portuguese, Robin :)

Robin is a gift from the ancient heavens

What a pure musician Robin is. My god

Conheço o Fleet a anos. Talvez conheça antes mesmo de saber o sentimento verdadeiro que uma música pode trazer. Pode passar o tempo que for, mas eu continuo sentindo a mesma coisa que sentia quando descobri essa banda. Um sentimento forte, uma sensação de estar vivo. Um arrepio. Não sei explicar. Brinco com algumas pessoas sobre as músicas que tenho vontade de ouvir em um dia frio dentro de uma casa de madeira no meio de uma floresta, e definitivamente Fleet Foxes é esse mood para mim.

his facial expressions when he finishes a song lol

A phenomenal songwriter with a guitar is all that you need sometimes 🖤

A audácia, (ou coragem?), desse homem em cantar em português. Amo a banda e esse álbum ❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️

This brings forward the greatness of "going the sun road" much more so than the album version Edit: also, Robin has hardly ever sounded better

An absolutely incredible band. Everytime I hear one of their songs I'm just flooded with an over sense of joy, and content. Robin is unbelievably underrated.

I think Robin should drop an acoustic album, something similar to the track listing from a very lonely solstice

@Lamadesbois

3 жыл бұрын

Did you know that he put out solo music under the name White Antelope?

@getmine9490

2 жыл бұрын

Search for A Very Lonely Solstice by Fleet Foxes, he plays a lot of his music mostly unaccompanied in a beautiful church, I think you’ll like it.

These songs are so beautiful. I love hear Robin playing them in a simple way. It really demonstrates what an incredible songwriter, singer and guitarist he is. Thank-you NPR.

Fantastic. Shore is the best record of the pandemic year and it’s not close.

I have been wanting Robin to do a tiny desk for years...thank you 😍

The fleet foxes are the soundtrack to my soul

Thank you for this Robin. Your music sustains me so much. You’re not the season you’re in, yet you are. This is life and your music reminds me of this like no other.

What a beautiful soul. Some man....some man...