Shore is a collection of 15 new songs from Fleet Foxes. In addition to the
album, a 16 mm road movie of the same name by Kersti Jan Werdal that showcases
the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest set to the score of the album is
available to view at https://fleetfoxes.co.
The album was recorded before and during quarantine in Hudson (NY), Paris, Los
Angeles, Long Island City and New York City from September 2018 until September
2020 with the help of recording and production engineer Beatriz Artola.
The fifteen song, fifty-five minute Shore was initially inspired by frontman
Robin Pecknold’s musical heroes such as Arthur Russell, Nina Simone, Sam
Cooke, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guebrou and more who, in his experience, celebrated
life in the face of death. “I see “shore” as a place of safety on the
edge of something uncertain, staring at Whitman’s waves reciting
‘death,’” commented Pecknold. “Tempted by the adventure of the unknown
at the same time you are relishing the comfort of the stable ground beneath you.
This was the mindset I found, the fuel I found, for making this album.”
