Fleet Foxes...

On Saturday night I went to see the Fleet Foxes play at the Williamsburg Waterfront. Last year we went to see Grizzly Bear and Band of Horses play, and this year was just as good!

The gigs down at the Waterfront run through-out the summer, so I suppose now they've stopped it's the start of Autumn, but it felt like a summer's evening, it was close and warm and everyone was wearing summery clothes.

The view from the Williamsburg Waterfront is incredible, those lucky bands playing get to look at this all night...

I'd missed the support act, and arrived just as the Fleet Foxes came on stage, and they sounded incredible! They played some stuff off their first album and a few off their latest album. Their harmonies were just incredible.

There was something about being outside that made the songs sound extra special, I think it's knowing that they outdoorsy people, their songs sound like they belong out in the woods or something, but on the Brooklyn waterfront will do nicely for now!

 They sounded amazing, and I loved their simple little animations in the background. This next video's a long one, but it's a good'un - they did White Winter Hymnal and Ragged Wood back to back, it was fantastic...

 Unfortunately it seemed like quite a few people left after they played these two songs, they're their more well known songs, but they played so many brilliant songs after those too.

It'd be fantastic to see them play again either in another outdoor venue (somewhere like Canada would be nice, or somewhere where you can actually see the stars!), but I think seeing in them in an old theatre or somewhere like the Royal Albert Hall would be incredible. Their voices sound like they'd fill any space without the need for microphones.

It was a really beautiful evening and being able to turn around while the Fleet Foxes were playing and see the Manhattan Skyline made it a very magical gig.