Fleet Foxes' 2008 debut is this month's listening party album at The Big Romance - tickets

The Seattle band’s sparkling folk debut album is our listening party record this month.

Nialler9 in conjunction with The Big Romance present the Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month.

This month: Wednesday April 29th – 7pm

Reduced priced tickets available now from Patreon.

Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008)

Step into a world of misty melodies and cavernous echoes with Seattle band Fleet Foxes’ landmark debut – a defining record of the late-2000s indie folk revival. Led by Robin Pecknold, the album blends the lush, pastoral harmonies of the 1960s with a haunting baroque-pop sensibility and lyrical themes rooted in nature, tradition, and introspection. Like the Bruegel painting on its cover, every track reveals a dense, beautiful world that evokes a timeless – almost mythic Americana sound.

Join Nialler9 and guest Aoife Barry for a discussion about this modern classic record and a playback of the album on vinyl through The Big Romance’s wonderfully plush and clear Toby Hatchett soundsystem. We also chat about the artist’s discography, the album’s context, craft, production, lyrics and why the album matters for a live Nialler9 Podcast episode.

Tickets are limited to 45 for this intimate event.

Doors: 7:00pm. Arrive early for seats.

Album playback and chat from 7.45pm.

Previous albums covered at Listen Closely parties:

• Rosalía – LUX (2025)
• DJ Shadow – Endtroducing (1996)
• Massive Attack – Mezzanine (1998)
• Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (2004)
• Outkast – Stankonia (2000)
• My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz (2009)
• Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994)
• The Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation (1994)
• LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (2007)
• Kendrick Lamar – good kid M.a.a.d. city (2012)
• J Dilla – Donuts (2006)
• Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of (1998)
• The Avalanches – Since I Left You (2001)
• Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever ago (2007)
• The Strokes – Is This It (2001)
• Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (2022)
• Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
• Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (2015)
• Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (1994)
• Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996)
• Portishead – Dummy (1994)
• Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)
• Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)
• Sufjan Stevens – Illinois (2005)
• Four Tet – Rounds (2003)

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent,  Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter,  and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.

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