Shore (album)

Shore
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
RecordedSeptember 2019–September 2020[1]
Studio
Genre
Length54:22
LabelAnti-
ProducerRobin Pecknold
Fleet Foxes chronology
Crack-Up
(2017)
Shore
(2020)
A Very Lonely Solstice
(2021)

Shore is the fourth studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on September 22, 2020, by Anti- Records.

It was announced one day in advance of its release, and was intentionally released exactly at the autumnal equinox on September 22, 2020. It is the follow-up to their 2017 album Crack-Up and is the band's first release on Anti- Records. It is the band's second album since regrouping in 2016 after a three-year hiatus.[5]

Frontman Robin Pecknold began writing Shore in September 2018 and recorded the album between September 2019 and September 2020, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pecknold produced the album, working alongside recording and mixing engineer Beatriz Artola. It was made by Pecknold without the other members of the band and features a "brighter" sound than their previous work. Shore features a number of collaborators, including other vocalists. Pecknold has called the album a celebration of "life in the face of death".

Shore received widespread acclaim from music critics and appeared on several year-end lists. It was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[6]

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  5. ^ Holub, Christian (September 21, 2020). "Fleet Foxes to mark autumnal equinox with surprise album and short film". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". www.grammy.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.