The National review – dependable dose of broody euphoria and empathy
The US rock band tease two new songs in an expertly paced set that serves casual and hardcore fans alike
August 2021
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? review – slightly self-indulgent supergroup
Aaron Dessner and Justin ‘Bon Iver’ Vernon recruit Taylor Swift, Fleet Foxes and more for this album full of misty autumnal beauty – and a quiet punch
December 2020
Observer critics' review of 2020
Music: Kitty Empire's 10 best of 2020
Our critic’s picks, from righteous old-school hip-hop via euphoric retro pop to classic American songwriting
Fleet Foxes: A Very Lonely Solstice live stream review – all is balm
St Ann and the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, New York Even without his band’s trademark harmonies, Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold lights up this bleakest of winters
Best music of 2020
The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list
Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year
September 2020
Fleet Foxes: Shore; Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension review – postcards from the edge
Fleet Foxes: 'You can fake a guitar solo. You can't fake your voice'
August 2018
Green Man festival review – cosmic rock and communal wonderment
An eclectic bill of everything from psych rock to alt-folk proved again why Green Man is one of the UK’s most beloved festivals
January 2018
Falls festival review – Camp Cope and Liam Gallagher wrap up in WA
Nostalgia dominates onstage but gender equality is the topic in the stands as the festival comes to an end in the sunny west
November 2017
From Fleet Foxes to Grizzly Bear: has the 'Pitchfolk' scene finally burned out?
With Bon Iver going awol and sales falling steadily, it looks as if the era of the heartsore wildman may be over
Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up review – luscious harmonies and lyrical heaviness
March 2017
Latitude festival: Fleet Foxes, the 1975 and Mumford and Sons confirmed
The Americana band will play their first gig in five years at the Suffolk event, before the release of their new album
September 2016
A different country: why 2016’s exciting new Americana is Antipodean
From Julia Jacklin to Nadia Reid, a new wave of young Australian and New Zealand-based artists are giving Nashville’s heartland genre a wry overhaul
February 2015
Father John Misty: I Love You Honeybear review – wows the listener outright
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Father John Misty: I Love You, Honeybear review – beautiful songs of unclear meaning
January 2015
Guide daily
Father John Misty: ‘I just wanted to write about love without bullshitting’
Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold scores off-Broadway play
December 2014
New band of the week
New band of the week: C Duncan (No 36)
A classically trained composer and visual artist painting beautiful, desolate winterscapes – a nailed-on Christmas No 1 if only Simon Cowell listened to Fleet Foxes, writes Paul Lester
July 2014
New band of the week
New band of the week: Run River North (No 12)
They’re Korean and they’ve got the same producer as Fleet Foxes. Meet the Korean Fleet Fox-ish
