I really like Robin Pecknold. This should be somewhat apparent by now, but he really seems like a very good human. Like hes doing the human thing well. He has done some of the coolest promotion for fleet foxes new album that directly engages fans and is more to their benefit than any band ive seen; for example: he did several ig lives where he sang to his fans (multiple times and for awhile), answered questions and responded to comments as they popped up, was vulnerable and real. He gave away 20 test pressings of the album to the most frequent commenters on his ig. He offered invites to the album listening parties (which he went to and did q&as!) to those people who had preordered the album. He has conducted at least two podcast interviews where he goes in depth into his life and music making process. He regularly responds to fans questions and comments on his ig. He annotated the lyrics to his songs on genius and has so far responded to one early review of his album with integrity and class when it
deserved much less. He has done all this while maintaining a genuine appearance of being incredibly humbled that anyone is interested in an album from his band after leaving at the height of their popularity and returning more than five years later to a very different music climate. And he did that to check his authenticity and ensure he was making music that was valuable to make. For me he has moved to the top of my list of artists that are genuinely worth paying attention to.
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