Last night really felt like summertime, right? Lots of good friends, nice weather, and great music. Big ups to the hard working kids of the WUD Music Committee for making the night special for everyone involved. After being dissatisfied with the sound the previous night during the Bowerbirds set, I arrived at the Terrace with trepidation, worried that Fleet Foxes would face a similar fate. While the sound check was long, it paid off in diamonds by the time those harmonies hit my ears. Their last time through Madison was our introduction to the group, last night was a sign that they’ll always have a stage to play in our city.

The harmonies were definitely on as they tore through selections from the Sun Giant EP and their most recent self titled release. Highlights, boy their were lots of them. Opening with “Sun Giant” brought the chatter to a stop and only resumed when those unfamiliar turned to their attentive neighbors to ask, “who is this band?”

Photos below by our friend and contributor, Ed Oliver. Please leave your thoughts/reviews in the comments. What did you think of the evening’s other performers? Who went home with some Fleet Fox merchandise? How soon can we get them back to Madison?

Previously: From The Crowd | Fleet Foxes – “English House”
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MP3: Fleet Foxes – “White Winter Hymnal”

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