Fleet Foxes // Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop

Fleet Foxes Announce the Release of Second Album, Helplessness Blues, Out May 3rd, 2011 & Tour Dates in North America, London and Europe.
On May 3rd Fleet Foxes will release Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop/Bella Union), the much-anticipated follow up to their 2008 self-titled debut. The release of the twelve-track album will coincide with the band’s first North American tour dates since August 2009 followed by a string of UK and European dates. The tour will begin in Vancouver on April 30th and end in London England. More tour information, including North American ticket pre-sale, provided below. Fleet Foxes have made the title-track of the album available for download now.
Helplessness Blues was recorded over the course of a year at Avast Recording, Bear Creek Studios, Dreamland Studios, and Reciprocal Recording. The album was recorded and mixed by Phil Ek and co-produced by Fleet Foxes and Ek. The piece that appears on the album cover was illustrated by Seattle artist Toby Liebowitz and painted by Chris Alderson. Fleet Foxes is Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset, Christian Wargo, Casey Wescott, Josh Tillman and Morgan Henderson.

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TOUR DATES GERMANY:

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 // Astra, BERLIN 

Thursday, May 26, 2011 // Dachau Summer of Music, MUNICH