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Fleet Foxes reveal debut album details, tour info

Writer: Meghan Jones
News, Published online on 26 Mar 2008

Seattle-based five-man tongue twister, Fleet Foxes, have been pretty busy lately. On top of playing at SXSW mere weeks ago, they are also in the middle of touring LIKE CRAZY with fellow Northwesterners, Blitzen Trapper.

It must be something in the water up there. The two Sub Pop bands are going all over the place, but don't take our word for it; see below. Summertime highlights include Sasquatch! in their home state and Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

And just to make sure they wouldn’t get bored, Robin Pecknold and the rest of the gang released the date of their debut full-length album. The 11-track record, produced by Phil Ek (withModest Mouse and The Shins under his belt) will be self-titled and in record stores on June 3.

Fleet Foxes will be released through Sub Pop. The band is signed to Bella Union Records in the UK.

The band’s EP, entitled Sun Giant, has been for sale exclusively on the Sub Pop label, but will also be coming to you in hard copy this spring on April 8. Boy, those Fleet Foxes sure are fast…(go ahead, try to say it three times.)

Dates:

March
26 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda’s
27 - Cambridge, Mass. @ Middle East Upstairs
29 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
30 - Worcester, Mass. @ The Grind at Clark University

April
1 - Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa
2 - Toronto, Ontario @ El Mocambo
3 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ Mohawk Place
4 - Cleveland Heights, Ohio @ The Grog Shop
5 - Detroit, Mich. @ The Magic Stick
6 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas
8 - Madison, Wis. @ High Noon Saloon
9 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ 7th St Entry
10 - Grinnell, Iowa @ Grinnell College
11 - Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown
12 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Jackpot
14 - Denver, Colo. @ Hi-Dive
15 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge
17 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Media Club
18 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos
19 - Portland, Ore. @ Holocene
25 - Bellinghamd, Wash. @ WWU Underground

May
24 - George, Wash. @ The Gorge for Sasquatch!
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July
19 - Chicago, Ill. @ Union Park for Pitchfork Music Festival

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