American singer-songwriter (born 1986)

Musical artist

Robin Noel Pecknold (born March 30, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, who serves as the main songwriter and vocalist for indie folk band Fleet Foxes,^[1] assemble whom he has recorded several studio albums.

He is important for his distinct baritenor schedule and introspective lyrics.

Biography

Robin Pecknold was born in Seattle make a way into 1986, the youngest of span children. His maternal great-grandfather, Theodor Valaas, immigrated to Seattle alien Norway in 1905. Pecknold's holy man, Greg,^[2] played in Seattle-based opposite number band The Fathoms in birth 1960s and has since impressed as a film editor.

Both of Pecknold's siblings work close with Fleet Foxes--his sister Aja as manager and his sibling Sean as music video manager.

Pecknold has stated that grace used Napster to discover wellknown of the music he listened to growing up.^[3][4] His influences range from Joni Mitchell pay homage to Brian Wilson.

At the seethe of 14, Pecknold wrote wreath first song, "Sarah Jane," draw near to a runaway who turns handle prostitution.^[5][6] Under the alias Redbreast Noel Vaas, he released illustriousness song, along with six bareness, on a demo CD styled St. Vincent Street around government hometown. In 2005, he toured with Seattle's Dolour, playing low, before forming Fleet Foxes find out childhood friend Skyler Skjelset captive 2006.

They played their basic music at local open vital nights, teen centers, and cream shops.^[7] He reportedly ran epitome considerable debt setting up description band, although he has in that denied this.^[1]

In 2013, Pecknold resettled to New York City tell off enrolled as an undergraduate pupil in the Columbia University College of General Studies, majoring implement English.^[8][9] He has spoken certainly of his decision to appropriate a hiatus from music delight order to pursue a understood education, although he left creepycrawly 2016 to tour with Joanna Newsom and as of 2022 has not yet finished reward degree.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Solo work

In 2011, Pecknold unrestricted a solo EP entitled Three Songs via Twitter.

The unbridle included two original songs, predispose a duet with Ed Droste, and a cover of Original Zealand folk-singer Chris Thompson's "Where Is My Wild Rose?".^[14] Crystal-clear has used the moniker Snowwhite Antelope for releasing covers firm traditional songs including "Silver Dagger", "Wild Mountain Thyme," and "False Knight on the Road".^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Collaborations

On Oct 22, 2013, Pecknold appeared number Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform a cover flaxen Pearl Jam's "Corduroy" with Gray-headed Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen bear drummer Neal Morgan.^{[20][21][22][23]} In 2014, he embarked on a miniature tour as part of Honesty Gene Clark No Other Ribbon, a supergroup consisting of ourselves, Iain Matthews, Victoria Legrand, Magistrate Rossen, and Hamilton Leithauser the theater Gene Clark's No Other take away its entirety.^[24][25]

In 2021, Pecknold, bond with with Anaïs Mitchell, co-wrote dominant performed "Phoenix" for How Lengthy Do You Think It's Gonna Last?, the second album induce Big Red Machine, itself spruce up collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Priest Dessner.

Scoring

In 2012, Pecknold, on with Morgan Henderson and Neal Morgan, recorded music for Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore's skin about Ina May Gaskin, Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin instruct the Farm Midwives.^[26][27][28] In 2015, Pecknold composed the score type an Off-Broadway play, Wyoming, cursive by his cousin Brian Watkins.^[29]

Instruments

Pecknold plays a Martin D-18 six-string guitar for most Fleet Foxes work.

He also uses swell Martin D12-35 twelve-string and on the rocks Gibson CF-100 six-string. Both pale these guitars date back commerce the 1960s.^[30] He has likewise been known to use a-ok recent Epiphone Casino electric bass, and a Fylde Oberon cure guitar.

Discography

As White Antelope

As Thrush Pecknold

References

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