Robin Pecknold Explains Fleet Foxes Hiatus

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Fleet Foxes' last album Helplessness Blues came out three years ago. If you're wondering what they've been up to, frontman Robin Pecknold has shared an update on the band's Facebook (via CoS).

Apparently, Pecknold has been writing new material (which may not surface any time soon) while he's been working toward his undergraduate degree. He writes:

For anyone who's curious, this is a short Fleet Foxes update - been a while! So, after the last round of touring, I decided to go back to school. I never got an undergraduate degree, and this felt like the right time to both see what that was about and to try something new after a while in the touring / recording lifestyle. I moved to New York and enrolled at Columbia, and I've mostly been doing that, but I'm working on songs and excited for whatever happens next musically, even if it's down the line. Hope all is well out there.

Best,
Robin

Watch Fleet Foxes perform "Grown Ocean" at Pitchfork Music Festival 2011:

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