Helplessness blues

Fleet Foxes (Musical group) (Author). Pecknold, Robin, 1986- (Added Author).

Summary: For their second album, Fleet Foxes draw inspiration from late 1960s and early 1970s folk rock, in particular Van Morrison's Astral Weeks album, while heightening and extending themselves with added instrumentation and a focus on clear lyrics and group vocal harmonies.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
sound disc
sound recording
Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : Sub Pop, p2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Compact disc. All songs and lyrics written by Robin Pecknold. Lyrics and credits (1 folded sheet : ill.) inserted in container. Additional number on container spine: SPCD 888.
Formatted Contents Note:	Montezuma (3:36) -- Bedouin dress (4:25) -- Sim sala bim (3:14) -- Battery kinzie (2:49) -- The plains ; Bitter dancer (5:53) -- Helplessness blues (5:03) -- The cascades (2:07) -- Lorelai (4:24) -- Someone you'd admire (2:29) -- The shrine ; An argument (8:07) -- Blue spotted tail (3:05) -- Grown ocean (4:35).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Phil Ek and Fleet Foxes.
Participant or Performer Note:	Fleet Foxes (Robin Pecknold, vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, piano, fiddle, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, harmonium, Moog, lever harp, Prophet ; Christian Wargo, vocals, electric bass ; Josh Tillman, vocals, drum kit, percussion ; Skyler Skjelset, acoustic & electroc guitar, mandolin, water harp ; Casey Wescott, piano, pump organ, Marxophone, music box, Crumar bass, Moog Tremoloa, Tibetan singing bowls, harmonium, harpsichord, Mellotron ; Morgan Henderson, upright bass ; woodwinds) ; with additional musicians.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded in 2010 at various locations in Washington and New York states.