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After three years of waiting, Fleet Foxes fans finally have a reason to rejoice today now that the band has finally released a new single, “Helplessness Blues,” the title track from their new record, which won’t be out until May 3.

The band is playing in Portland and Seattle around the release date…maybe they’ll squeeze in a Bend show? Pllleeeeeeaaaassssseeee?

Take a listen to this strong offering from the record.

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues by subpop

This article appears in Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2011.

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Fleet Foxes Release New Single

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
January 31, 2011

<h1>Fleet Foxes Release New Single</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />January 31, 2011</p> <p>After three years of waiting, <a href="http://www.fleetfoxes.com/" target="_blank">Fleet Foxes</a> fans finally have a reason to rejoice today now that the band has finally released a new single, "Helplessness Blues," the title track from their new record, which won't be out until May 3.</p> <p>The band is playing in <a href="http://www.fleetfoxes.com/tour.html" target="_blank">Portland and Seattle</a> around the release date...maybe they'll squeeze in a Bend show? Pllleeeeeeaaaassssseeee?</p> <p>Take a listen to this strong offering from the record.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> <object></object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/subpop/fleet-foxes-helplessness-blues">Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/subpop">subpop</a></span></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/fleet-foxes-release-new-single-2137088/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=20290&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/fleet-foxes-release-new-single-2137088/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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