Terrible am I child, even if you don't mind

Fleet Foxes - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Listen to this amazing rendition of 'Blue Ridge Mountain' where the Fleet Foxes break into an abandoned Grand Palais and perform with such enthusiasm and care. They play in an enormous chamber-like room which makes their already echoey, perfect harmonies even more echoey, perfect and filled with mythicism and passion. 

In the quivering forest,

Where the shivering dogs rest,

Our good grandfather,

Built a wooden nest.

And the river got frozen,

And the home got snowed in,

And the yellow moon glowed bright,

In the morning light.

Terrible am I child,

Even if you don't mind.

This is my favourite song from Fleet Foxes' self-titled LP of this year.

Graceful, in the morning light

First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Floxes cover)

Voices as clear as a mountain stream, backed up by years of clean honesty, a little madness, and no hint of pretension. First Aid Kit are two teenage girls from Sweden, Johanna and Klara (17 and 15, respectively) have made something wondrously special. This song was recorded in a Swedish forest, see the video here (look at them!!!). I think I like it better than the original, and Fleet Foxes have made some of my favourite music of the year. The darkness, confusion and regret that's in this song, sung with especial urgency in the lines: 'I don't know what I have done, I'm turning myself into a demon...' is especially poignant when sung by such young'ins. You wonder what could have happened to these girls, they seem as old as the forest, and make it all seem so much more than teen angst.

In the world

[Fleet Foxes, photosource: Stereogum]

[Vampire Weekend, photosource: Stereogum]

[Fuck Buttons, photosource: Stereogum]

Photos from Pitchfork fest in Chicago in July which I am fully aware is quite old news now. I love looking at pictures of my favourite musicians performing, there's something so dynamic about performance photos, I just can't get enough of them. Speaking of, Brisbanians should also look out for Yeasayer (3/10, The Zoo), Ladytron and Familjen (1/10, The Tivoli) and The New Pornographers (7/10, The Zoo) who are swinging by in the next couple of months, can't wait. MGMT (I know, I know) has also just upgraded venue size for the Sydney and Melbourne shows, might be able to get some tickets this time.

I might post some more festival pictures tomorrow, I have tonnes and this is fun.

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Also:

Air France who released one of my favourites, No Way Down EP, this year has done a version of 'Sweetness' by Taken by Trees and it's really freaking great. Find it here.

Listen to and watch this lovely live version of my favourite song off Beach House's Devotion - 'Holy Dances':