User blackbirdpie has apparently been bugged for years that the final song on Fleet Foxes’ 2011 album, Helplessness Blues, ended too soon. “I’ve always had the feeling that the end of ‘Grown Ocean’ seems slightly incomplete and was wondering if this was on purpose,” they wrote on the Fleet Foxes subreddit. They went on to say they felt like “a final chord or line is missing that would tie things up. It got me thinking that maybe Crack-Up will open with that missing chord, so that Helplessness Blues blends seamlessly into it.” […]
This sounded like a pretty but unlikely thought, that a band would choose a specific note to connect albums made six years apart. But then frontman Robin Pecknold himself logged on to respond to the theory. “First note on new album is F for exactly this reason,” he revealed in a response to the original post.

Fleet Foxes Announce New Album; Stream New Song

Jason Tate Mar 7, 2017

Fleet Foxes will release their new album, Crack Up, on June 16th. They’ve also released the first new song from the album, “Third Of May / Ōdaigahara.”

Fleet Foxes Announce First Show in 5 Years; New Album Almost Done

Jason Tate Nov 15, 2016

Fleet Foxes have announced they are almost done with a new album and will be playing their first show in five years at the BBK Live festival in Bilbao, Spain.

Fleet Foxes May Be Getting Back Together

Jason Tate Apr 5, 2016

In a new profile with Distinct, Fleet Foxesʼ Christian Wargo revealed that he and Robin Pecknold have been discussing the idea of getting the band back together.

“It’s not, like, ‘announced’ or anything, and none of us really knew it was coming, but it’s happening,” assured Wargo, who also spends his time as a woodworker and illustrator. “Possibly unofficially at this stage, but it’s definitely a thing.”