Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington in 2006. The band consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals), Christian Wargo (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Morgan Henderson (upright bass, guitar, woodwinds, violin, percussion, saxophone).
Led by singer-songwriter Robin Pecknold, the band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP Sun Giant and their debut album Fleet Foxes on Sub Pop. Both received much critical praise and reviewers often noted the band's use of refined lyrics and vocal harmonies. Fleet Foxes' second studio album Helplessness Blues was released on Sub Pop in 2011. Following a hiatus between 2013 and 2016, during which Pecknold pursued an undergraduate degree, Fleet Foxes reunited to record their third album Crack-Up, released on Nonesuch Records in 2017. The band's fourth album, Shore, was released on ANTI- in 2020.
来自美国西雅图的五人乐队，出身于著名唱片Sub Pop，有着柔软和谐的声音。 将教堂音乐，民谣和摇滚结合在一起，犹如唱着赞美诗。Fleet Foxes对Rock和Folk都有着很强的理解力，但是他们并不是在重复一段历史，而是重新创造一种失去的声音。在他们的音乐形式中你可以发现出Appalachian民间音乐, 古典摇滚乐, 美国乡村, 甚至南加利福尼亚的流行音乐，如果说他们的音乐和谁有所相像的话，那么Modest Mouse, Built to Spill和the Shins的影子应该不少。他们的音乐有强烈的美国城市特色，你可以想象这张他们的音乐是在奥斯汀，芝加哥或者布鲁克林的某个地方创造出来。
五个20岁出头的嬉皮模样的青年，四部优美和声编织入大量原声乐器。基调为田园牧歌般的民谣，骨子里仍是独立摇滚的作风。混合中古世纪巴洛克风格唱诗班音乐，点缀南欧传统民间乐器。但Fleet Foxes的音乐仍旧无法准确定义，连他们也自嘲道那或许是“baroque harmonic pop jams”。 没有光鲜外表和眩目现场，听不到歌词的弃世反叛，或是旋律的实验偏锋，强调最原始的音乐性始终是Fleet Foxes手中的王牌。
大自然的古朴，童话般的纯真，都能在他们的歌中找到，正如专辑封面取用的十六世纪画家Pieter Bruegel的《Netherlandish Proverbs》，这个出于直觉的选择恰好贴合了乐队所要呈现的丰富感觉。专辑里许多歌词都精悍优美如同小诗。《White Winter Hymnal》用词很有想象力，带有邪气的美。“我看到毛衣吞掉了他们，红色围巾绕住小脑袋才不会掉在雪里……摔倒了染红白雪，就像夏天里遍地的草莓。”《Quiet Houses》更是用标志性和声反复吟咏仅有的三句“Don't give in. Come to me. Lay me down.”
主唱Robin Pecknold曾有糟糕的学生时代，高中时超重个性又内向，一直孤独而自卑。对音乐共同的热爱，让他和现在乐队的吉他手Skyler Skjelset成为各自唯一的好友，Neil Young和 Bob Dylan 是他们的启蒙。Pecknold生长在一个音乐气氛浓郁的家庭，那年父母送他Martin原音吉他作为圣诞礼物，也从此把他从成长的痛苦和孤独中拯救出来，为如今的他埋下了伏笔。对于成名，他们只是希望能尽快出新作，因为《Fleet Foxes》早在07年11月就已经录制完成，到之后正式发行经历了7个月的等待，现在已经是完全不同的乐队，他们已经准备好继续创作全新的音乐。
