Fleet Foxes

Overview

Fleet Foxes, what a beautiful name for a band; it conjures images of gorgeous red foxes with white bellies leaping and roaming the English countryside. It is also an apt moniker for the indie folk band from Seattle – whose sound could be the backing track for said foxes roaming in stunning landscapes.

Fleet Foxes are a lovely six piece of indie musos who include among their influences Neil Young, Hank Williams, and Bob Dylan, and whose sound has been compared to Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Beach Boys, and Animal Collective. That is a quality category of comparison!

Forming in 2006, the band was one of those for whom Myspace was a godsend. In 2007, as they began to upload songs to the site, they made a name for themselves with over a quarter of a million song plays by the end of the year. This helped give the Foxes the impetus to push on. And no doubt a Grammy nomination in the 'Best Folk Album' has put some pep in their step of late.

Before they have to start playing stadiums to accommodate their fans, Brisbane audiences should get along to the Tivoli next week to hear this beautiful sound on show in a more intimate setting.