Fleet Foxes - Mearcstapa (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Fleet Foxes performing "Mearcstapa" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 17, 2017.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Jake McLaughlin & Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Scott Holpainen
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[@iainhedley1413]

To those who are curious, "Mearcstapa" is an Old English word from the story of Beowulf. It doesn't have a modern English equivalent, but means "one who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land." Which was a description of the monster Grendel.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@user-kh9ki3kq8m It's still a really cool reference, cos he's talking about a monster in a heroic manner. Very Romantic.

[@charmicarmicat2981]

“Deaf and blind, just like me.”

[@seth561]

Favorite song on the album!!!

[@homersimpsonucf]

Seth White upon the first few listens, this song wasn't really hitting me, now I can't get enough of it. I can't wait to see it live!!

[@travisthornton1792]

homersimpsonucf sounds like David Crosby's stuff, to me

[@peternewman1609]

I hear a lot of Crosby in Fleet Foxes' work. To me, Crack-Up has If Only I Could Remember My Name written all over it. In a very good way I might add.

[@sarah-fu1it]

This song was fucking insane live

[@djhavenm]

Damn! Blown away by this. A friend gave me the first Fleet Foxes album and I didn't like it. But this new stuff is sophisticated, smart, and I even hear elements of a top notch jam band in this performance. I will definitely give them another look now.

[@sofasaramago]

Fantastic band!!!!! The sound of a generation!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💫💫💫

[@TehGrahmmerNahzi]

Guy fucking plays percussion, bass clarinet, baritone, flute, upright bass, jesus is there anything he can't play?

[@Thomwill00]

Everyone in this band is a monster at being multi-instrumentalist.

[@Thomwill00]

It's nice to see Robin play something other than his trusty acoustic Guild.

[@AhmdIsmail]

I’m beyond addicted to this band ❤️

[@mikemoffatt9659]

love the Weird Fishes feel to it

[@yule3907]

digging robins faces he's pulling

[@magedyacoub626]

This is just amazing

[@faunoram]

Cuando empieza a sonar el sonido limpio, sereno y mágico de la Jazzmaster, sabes que no puedes escuchar otra cosa que esta música que tiene la atemporalidad y serenidad cósmica de las montañas, las formaciones rocosas, la tierra misma.

[@castroski7]

Two lines in the air Two eyes on the pair Mearcstapa, on an open sea But you turn away No falling today No wind in the night You're putting slack in the lines The eyes of the sea So easy to meet Mearcstapa, deaf and blind like me And the foam doesn't sing The phone doesn't ring So what will you find Mearcstapa of mine?

[@cathv9720]

Mearcstapa of mine 🖤

[@wezzlyn]

Serious Jazzmaster envy

[@djackson006]

Has everyone checked out the Gene Clark no other band? Robin sings in that too.

[@CultureDTCTV]

Another Grammy snub

[@YiggityYins]

hooray! fleet foxes

[@franzfranz9952]

How to consecrate the clean tone of the Jazzmaster.

[@sidneysmith3426]

That flute!!

[@brebrebre89]

perfect

[@Shaunbrown78]

Dope

[@samuelward1148]

What tuning is this song in?

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

The Tuning is mentioned in the Fleet Foxes Lyrics Book and it's: GADFAC

[@WhyAtar]

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

Vivid.

[@La_chusma]

I'm glade father john misty is no longer there

[@creaturefear1340]

Me too. Now we get fantastic records from 2 different bands.