Helplessness Blues

Helplessness Blues
Helplessness Blues
Studio album by Fleet Foxes
Released	May 3, 2011
Recorded	2010
Studio	Reciprocal Recording, Seattle; Dreamland Recording, West Hurley, New York; Bear Creek, Woodinville, Washington; Avast Recording, Seattle;
Genre	Indie folk; chamber pop; folk rock; folk-pop;
Length	49:56
Label	Sub Pop; Bella Union;
Producer	Fleet Foxes; Phil Ek;
Fleet Foxes chronology

Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on May 3, 2011, by Sub Pop and Bella Union. The album received universal acclaim from critics, going on to be nominated for Best Folk Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. The release peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest position on the chart to date. To support the album, the Fleet Foxes embarked on a worldwide Helplessness Blues Tour.

Helplessness Blues is the band's first studio album to feature bass guitarist Christian Wargo and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Henderson. It is also the only Fleet Foxes album to feature drummer and backing vocalist Josh Tillman, who left the band in 2012 to pursue his solo career under the name Father John Misty.