Robin Pecknold, born Robin Noel Pecknold on March 30, 1986, in Seattle, Washington, United States, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the principal vocalist and songwriter for the indie folk band Fleet Foxes. After touring as a bassist with the group Dolour in 2005, he co-founded Fleet Foxes alongside Skyler Skjelset in 2006. Fleet Foxes released their self-titled debut studio album, Fleet Foxes, in 2008, followed by Helplessness Blues in 2011—which earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Folk Album—Crack-Up in 2017, and Shore in 2020, as well as the extended play Sun Giant in 2008 and the compilation First Collection 2006–2009 in 2018. Under his solo name, he released the extended play Three Songs in 2011, and recorded traditional folk covers including “Silver Dagger” under the moniker White Antelope. In 2015, he composed the score for the Off-Broadway play Wyoming, and in 2021 co-wrote and performed the track “Phoenix” with Big Red Machine while attending Columbia University from 2013 to 2016.
