Author: Ali Mason

News | Wild Beasts announce one-off Smother show

Wild Beasts have announced a special one-off London gig in which they will play their critically acclaimed third album Smother in full. The show will take place on December 7 at the Lexington in Islington and, because of the limited…

News | Johnny Flynn soundtrack gets digital release

If you’re still kicking yourself for missing out on that Johnny Flynn vinyl on this year’s Record Store Day, there is good news. A Bag Of Hammers, Flynn’s soundtrack to the Brian Crano’s 2011 film of the same name, is…

News | Laura Groves making new music

Here at For Folk’s Sake we’ve been waiting for a new Blue Roses album pretty much since the day the first one was released in 2009. Well, the wait goes on, but Laura Groves fans have some new music to…

News | Civil Wars halt tour

The Civil Wars have scrapped the remainder of their European tour amid what the band describe as “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition”. With no indication of what was to come, Joy Williams and John Paul White played a…

News | Eels line up 10th album

More than 15 years after they first burst on to the scene with ‘Novocaine For The Soul’, Eels show no sign of sputtering out. Mark ‘E’ Everett has announced the band’s 10th studio album ‘Wonderful, Glorious’ will be released on…