Fleet Foxes Hint At Run Against Nickels

The UK's Guardian Unlimited spoke to Seattle's Fleet Foxes (thanks, CHS) ("a group whose unique sound is hymnal and baroque, with mandolins and banjos and extraordinary vocal harmonies") and got the scoop on Seattle's development opportunity.

Lead singer Pecknold says something like, "Go Sodo, young bands," saying that Georgetown "is probably a bit like SoHo in New York in the 1970s, with a lot of industrial space." But what got our attention is this nugget, nestled at the close of the article:

There is, you gather, much to be excited about in this rainy, caffeine-fuelled city. "Seattle's changing a lot," concludes Pecknold. "Municipally, in a negative way - I don't think the city government knows how to tie their shoes without having a vote about it. But musically it's rad. It's a good place to be."

Should we hope for better city government, Fleet Foxes? Our spidey sense is tingling. Given how long it took them to produce their first album, local government could fit their...ah...more deliberate...lifestyle like a glove.

Oh, it's just one article, you say. Well, how about the Fleet Foxes' recent appearance in the Stranger, when Pecknold was at great pains to distance himself from the hippie label, saying he has "much disdain for hippies." You don't have to be a mind-reader to know he's talking about noted Weekly blogger Krist Novoselic's political ambitions. Es claro, no?