Big news for indie folk fans everywhere over the past two days! Not only are Bear’s Den set to release a new album and a new tour but today rumours have emerged that American indie folk band Fleet Foxes are set to end their four year hiatus.

The band hasn’t toured together since 2011 and in that time lead singer Robin Pecknold moved to New York to pursue a degree at Columbia University as well as former drummer Josh Tillman (he left the band in 2012) has reinvented himself as the hugely popular Father John Misty.

However over the past few days reports have emerged of Fleet Foxes guitarist Christian Wargo speaking to Robin Pecknold about a potential come back:

“It’s not, like, ‘announced’ or anything, and none of us really knew it was coming,” said Wargo. “But it’s happening.”

“Possibly unofficially at this stage, but it’s definitely a thing.”

Fleet Foxes released two albums in their duration as a band, with their eponymously titled debut album ‘Fleet Foxes’ being met with widespread critical acclaim, with it often being regarded as one of the best albums of 2008. ‘Fleet Foxes’ included the hit songs ‘Your Protector’ and ‘White Winter Hymnal’.

Listen to ‘Your Protector’ below:

Pecknold initially told fans in 2014 that:

“For anyone who’s curious, this is a short Fleet Foxes update – been a while! So, after the last round of touring, I decided to go back to school. I never got an undergraduate degree, and this felt like the right time to both see what that was about and to try something new after a while in the touring / recording lifestyle. I moved to New York and enrolled at Columbia, and I’ve mostly been doing that, but I’m working on songs and excited for whatever happens next musically, even if it’s down the line. Hope all is well out there.”

So it seems that two years late is enough ‘down the line’ for the band to get back together! Hopefully we’ll have more solid news on the matter soon!