Fleet Foxes are sharing a black and white documentary of lead singer Robin Pecknold on his current tour with Joanna Newsom. The film was shot by Robin’s brother, Sean Pecknold, and features the singer playing traditional folk songs as well as Fleet Foxes’ “Blue Spotted Tail.” Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom’s tour continues on the West Coast.
The Arcade Fire’s August 5th show at Madison Square Garden in New York will be broadcast live online. Filmmaker Terry Gilliam (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, 12 Monkeys), will direct the webcast. Watch the trailer here. The band was also recently featured in The New York Times.
Woven Bones have signed to Hardly Art. The Seattle-based label will release a Woven Bones 7-inch on August 10th with two new tracks, “I’ve Gotta Get” and “Hey Kid.” Stream both songs here, and see Woven Bones on tour this fall.
J. Tillman’s new album, Singing Ax, will be out on September 14th via Western Vinyl. In advance of the release, fans can stream the forthcoming album’s first track, “Three Sisters.” Singing Ax is Tillman’s 7th album. Listen to the new song here, and see J. Tillman on his current tour with Phosphorescent.
Lost in the Trees’ debut album is streaming in its entirety at NPR.org in advance of the August 10th re-release on Anti. NPR’s Bob Boilen calls it, “…my surprise album of the year. I’d never heard of Lost in the Trees, didn’t know what I was in for, but in just one listen I knew I’d found a new friend.”
Listen to the first single from Grinderman 2 here. “Heathen Child” will be released September 14th on the group’s second full-length and as a single on limited edition 12″ colored vinyl September 6th (both via Anti). Grinderman was formed by Nick Cave and a small team of Bad Seeds members in 2004.