Fleet Foxes will release Crack-Up, its long-awaited and highly anticipated third album, June 16 on Nonesuch Records. Crack-Up comes six years after the 2011 release of Helplessness Blues and nearly a decade since the band's 2008 self-titled debut. Fleet Foxes has released the album track "Third of May / Ådaigahara," a nearly nine-minute epic powered by piano and electric twelve-string guitar, string quartet, and the group's trademark sparkling harmonies. In addition, the band has announced new tour dates, including their first North American shows since October 2011; see below for details. Crack-Up pre-orders are available now from iTunes and in the Nonesuch Store, where "Third of May / Ådaigahara" may be downloaded instantly; you can watch the lyric video for the track, created by Sean Pecknold and Adi Goodrich, below. Nonesuch Store pre-orders of the album also include an exclusive, limited-edition print featuring artwork by Hiroshi Hamaya.

All eleven of the songs on Crack-Up were written by Robin Pecknold. The album was co-produced by Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset, his longtime bandmate, collaborator, and childhood friend. Crack-Up was recorded at various locations across the United States between July 2016 and January 2017: at Electric Lady Studios, Sear Sound, The Void, Rare Book Room, Avast, and The Unknown. Phil Ek mixed the album, at Sear Sound, and it was mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. Fleet Foxes is Robin Pecknold (vocals, multi-instrumentalist), Skyler Skjelset (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Casey Wescott (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Christian Wargo (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), and Morgan Henderson (multi-instrumentalist).

Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut made a profound impact on the international musical landscape, earning them Uncut's first ever Music Award Prize, and topping numerous "Best of " lists, including Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the 2000's and Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2008. Fleet Foxes is certified Gold in North America and Platinum in both the UK and Australia. The follow-up album Helplessness Blues was met with the same critical praise as its predecessor (MOJO five stars, Rolling Stone four stars, Pitchfork Best New Music); that album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, went Gold in the UK, and earned the band a Grammy nomination.

FLEET FOXES ON TOUR

May 26â29 Sydney Opera House Sydney, AUSTRALIA

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Jul 1 Vida Festival Vilanova i la GeltrÃº, SPAIN

Jul 3 Bands Apart Ferrara, ITALY

Jul 7 Bilbao BBK Live 2017 Bilbao, SPAIN

Jul 13 Iveagh Gardens Dublin, IRELAND

Jul 14 Iveagh Gardens (SOLD OUT) Dublin, IRELAND

Jul 16 Latitude Festival Southwold, UK

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Jul 27 Thompson's Point Portland, ME

Jul 28 Newport Folk Festival (SOLD OUT) Newport, RI

Jul 29 Merriweather Post Pavilion*Â Columbia, MD

Jul 31 Mann Center for the Performing Arts* Philadelphia, PA

Aug 1 Celebrate Brooklyn! Brooklyn, NY

Aug 4 Massey Hall Toronto, ON

Aug 6 Masonic Temple Detroit, MI

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Sep 23 Hollywood Bowl** Los Angeles, CA

Sep 27 Red Rocks Amphitheatre** Morrison, CO

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Most North American venues will offer ticket buyers the ability to add the new album to their purchase as an LP, CD, or digital pre-order.

* w/Animal Collective

** w/Beach House