Helplessness Blues is a Folk album by Fleet Foxes, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked, owned by 32 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Contemporary Indie Folk
- lush
- earnest
- pastoral
About
Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by Seattle-based folk band Fleet Foxes (release: May 02, 2011 on Bella Union) - leaked almost six weeks prior to the release). Initially, Robin Pecknold had stated he would like the album to be released in 2009; however, the band's touring schedule had caused them some setbacks. They got together to rehearse new songs in February 2009 in a rented house outside Seattle, but the sessions were mostly scrapped. As a result of those wasted sessions, the band lost $60,000 of their own money. After their tour in support of the 2008 releases .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Montezuma3:36
- A2Bedouin Dress4:29
- A3Sim Sala Bim3:14
Side B
- B1Battery Kinzie2:49
- B2The Plains / Bitter Dancer5:53
- B3Helplessness Blues5:03
Side C
- C1The Cascades2:07
- C2Lorelai4:24
- C3Someone You'd Admire2:29
Side D
- D1The Shrine / An Argument8:07
- D2Blue Spotted Tail3:05
- D3Grown Ocean4:35
Credits
Performers
- Skyler SkjelsetACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR MANDOLIN
- Morgan HendersonDOUBLE BASS BASS
- Casey WescottPIANO ORGAN BASS
- Christian Lee WargoVOCALS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS
- J. TillmanVOCALS DRUMS PERCUSSION
- Robin PecknoldVOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Hanna BennARRANGED BY
- Alina ToVIOLIN
- Bill PattonPEDAL STEEL GUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR GUITAR
32 collectors on Gatefold own this · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold