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Robin Pecknold brings light to the bleakest of winters with Fleet Foxes A Very Lonely Solstice,' a 13-track career spanning collection recorded in December 2020, at Brooklyn, NY's St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church. Now being released for the first time on vinyl, CD and digital formats, 'A Very Lonely Solstice' captures a poignant moment in time. The recording was originally broadcasted as a live-stream event on the winter solstice of 2020, just days after New York declared a state of emergency tightening restrictions again in response to increasing COVID-19 cases. Pecknold describes the set as Inchme by myself on the longest night of the year... honoring the loneliness of 2020 with a nylon string and some songs new and old.Inch Fans worldwide tuned in while quarantined at home, finding solace and a sense of community in a period of extreme isolation. Much of 'A Very Lonely Solstice' showcases a solo focus on Pecknold who offers up acoustic arrangements of fan-favorite songs spanning Fleet Foxes' catalog. Selections cover all four of the band's studio albums, including their 2008 self-titled debut album (InchTiger Mountain Peasant SongInch) to 2011's Helplessness Blues (InchBlue Spotted TailInch) and 2017's Crack-Up (InchIf You Need To, Keep Time On MeInch), all the way to their latest , Shore. Resistance Revival Chorus joins Pecknold on Shore tracks InchWading In Waist-High WaterInch and InchCan I Believe You.Inch Also featured a cover of Nina Simone's InchIn The MorningInch and a rearrangement of the traditional InchSilver Dagger.Inch Album Tracks 1. Wading in Waist-High Water (Solstice Version) 2. Sunblind (Solstice Version) 3. In the Morning (Solstice Version) 4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Solstice Version) 5. Maestranza (Solstice Version) 6. Helplessness Blues (Solstice Version) 7. Silver Dagger (Solstice Version) 8. Featherweight (Solstice
