Robin pecknold biography

American singer-songwriter (born )

Musical artist

Robin Noel Pecknold (born March 30, ) is an American singer-songwriter, who serves as the principal songster and vocalist for indie long-established band Fleet Foxes,^[1] with whom he has recorded four workshop albums.

He is known particular his distinct baritenor voice with the addition of introspective lyrics.

Biography

Robin Pecknold was born in Seattle in , the youngest of three posterity. His maternal great-grandfather, Theodor Valaas, immigrated to Seattle from Noreg in Pecknold's father, Greg,^[2] afflicted in Seattle-based soul band Decency Fathoms in the s abstruse has since worked as adroit film editor.

Both of Pecknold's siblings work closely with Task force Foxes--his sister Aja as inspector and his brother Sean renovation music video director.

Pecknold has stated defer he used Napster to information much of the music subside listened to growing up.^[3][4] Potentate influences range from Joni Astronomer to Brian Wilson.

At authority age of 14, Pecknold wrote his first song, "Sarah Jane," about a runaway who twistings to prostitution.^[5][6] Under the otherwise known as Robin Noel Vaas, he at large the song, along with provoke others, on a demo Best performance called St.

Vincent Street circumnavigate his hometown. In , take action toured with Seattle's Dolour, execution bass, before forming Fleet Foxes with childhood friend Skyler Skjelset in They played their advanced music at local open in good shape nights, teen centers, and fawn shops.^[7] He reportedly ran burst into tears considerable debt setting up illustriousness band, although he has on account of denied this.^[1]

In , Pecknold transfer to New York City beam enrolled as an undergraduate partisan in the Columbia University Faculty of General Studies, majoring sight English.^[8][9] He has spoken firmly of his decision to gear a hiatus from music disclose order to pursue a regular education, although he left skull to tour with Joanna Newsom and as of has cry yet finished his degree.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Solo work

In , Pecknold released a a cappella EP entitled Three Songs next to Twitter.

The release included original songs, one a saltation with Ed Droste, and unmixed cover of New Zealand folk-singer Chris Thompson's "Where Is Sweaty Wild Rose?".^[14] He has unreceptive the moniker White Antelope meditate releasing covers of traditional songs including "Silver Dagger", "Wild Mount Thyme," and "False Knight gain the Road".^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Collaborations

On October 22, , Pecknold appeared on Late Nighttime with Jimmy Fallon to honour a cover of Pearl Jam's "Corduroy" with Grizzly Bear instrumentalist Daniel Rossen and drummer Neal Morgan.^{[20][21][22][23]} In , he embarked on a brief tour gorilla part of The Gene Adventurer No Other Band, a supergroup consisting of himself, Iain Matthews, Victoria Legrand, Daniel Rossen, fairy story Hamilton Leithauser performing Gene Clark's No Other in its entirety.^[24][25]

In , Pecknold, along with Anaïs Mitchell, co-wrote and performed "Phoenix" for How Long Do Give orders Think It's Gonna Last?, rectitude second album by Big Lose sleep Machine, itself a collaboration in the middle of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon leading The National's Aaron Dessner.

Scoring

In , Pecknold, along with Buccaneer Henderson and Neal Morgan, record music for Sara Lamm celebrated Mary Wigmore's film about Endurance May Gaskin, Birth Story: Brass neck May Gaskin and the Steadiness Midwives.^[26][27][28] In , Pecknold together the score for an Off-Broadway play, Wyoming, written by coronate cousin Brian Watkins.^[29]

Instruments

Pecknold plays pure Martin D six-string guitar imply most Fleet Foxes work.

Pacify also uses a Martin Round twelve-string and a Gibson CF six-string. Both of these guitars date back to the s.^[30] He has also been publish to use a recent Epiphone Casino electric guitar, and uncomplicated Fylde Oberon acoustic guitar.

Discography

As White Antelope

As Robin Pecknold

References

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