Fleet Foxes have unveiled the second song from 'Helplessness Blues', the anticipated follow up to their hugely successful 2008 self-titled debut album, due for release on April 29th.
Entitled 'Battery Kinzie', the track debuted on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show yesterday, and a rip from the programmes is currently streaming via Soundcloud.
Fleet Foxes - Battery Kinzie by One Thirty BPM
Meanwhile, the Seattle folk group are also doing their bit to raise money for the victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan by auctioning off a unique test pressing of 'Helplessness Blues' on eBay.
A note to potential bidders reads:
Here we are auctioning off a test pressing of our new album "Helplessness Blues." 100% of proceeds from this auction will go to the GlobalGiving Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
This is a double vinyl, so you'll receive two records, one with sides A & B and one with sides C & D. We'll include a little note with like tracklisting and other information.
These things are quite rare and the record isn't even out yet, so it seemed like the most valuable album we had that we could auction off. Projected auction earnings - twelve dollars.
Anyway thanks for looking and thanks to everybody, musicians and otherwise, doing what they can to help the situation over in Japan right now.
The band have also reportedly promised to match the final sale price with a donation of their own. At the time of writing, bidding has reached US$985, but with another seven days until the close of the auction on March 28th, that number is sure to continue to rise.
