Laura Marling HQ has unveiled the artwork for her forthcoming album I Speak Because I Can. The gorgeous painting is by English artist Sophie Milner, who also created the cover for Mumford and Sons’s EP The Cave. FFS also strongly…
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Peggy Sue reveal album artwork + tour dates
FFS’s favourite three-piece Peggy Sue have revealed the album artwork and tracklisting for their brilliant debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms, which will be released on 5th April 2010. Peggy Sue’s Katy Young said: “Fossils was recorded over a year…
Special edition of new Laura Marling album to feature 45-minute documentary
Laura Marling’s new album will feature a plethora of special features. The special edition of I Speak Because I Can, Laura’s second album and reportedly the first of two studio releases this year, will be released on 22nd March along…
The Low Anthem present weekly radio show
The fine folk over at The Waiting Room alerted us to the fact that The Low Anthem have started a weekly radio show on Texas-based internet radio station Woxy. Their show, Trala-lala Radio Hour was first Broadcast last Sunday (31st…
Midlake announce November London date
FFS has been swooning at Midlake’s recently-released third album The Courage of Others ALL DAY, so what a good time for the news to come that the Texans will come back to the UK in November to play the Roundhouse.
The 5-piece play a quick UK tour this month with sold out shows in Bristol, Manchester and London. There are still tickets left for their Glasgow and Birmingham shows (on 15th and 16th February, both £15), so if you live in one of those places, GET YOUR SKATES ON.
Tickets for the November Roundhouse gig are £19.50 and go on sale at 9am on Friday 5th from Live Nation.
Rockfeedback launches folk nights
Our pals over at Rockfeedback have been putting on great folky shows for a while now. The souvenir keyrings FFS has attached to our belongings (Peggy Sue + Local Natives + Curly Hair and First Aid Kit + Blue Roses + Kill it Kid)…
Rachael Dadd Moth in the Motor artists-designed sleeves revealed
FFS is a little bit lost for words after seeing the stunning range of one-off hand-made vinyl sleeves for Rachael Dadd’s forthcoming mini-album Moth in the Motor, which have been unveiled by Broken Sound Music. The vinyl release includes a…
Communion to release compilation album featuring Mumford & Sons, Alessi + Australian show
Communion, the London, Leeds and Brighton clubnight run by Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons and Kev Jones, formerly of Cherbourg, will be releasing a 21-track compilation CD featuring Mumford and Sons, Johnny Flynn, Broadcast 2000, Alessi’s Ark and Jay…
Alessi’s Ark, Treetop Flyers and Draw Me Stories play charity gig at Union Chapel
The enchanting Alessi’s Ark will headline a concert in aid of leukemia charity The Anthony Nolan Trust. The gig on 28th January will be held at London’s Union Chapel and will feature support from FFS favourites West Londoners Treetop Flyers and the…
WIN: A pair of tickets to Shhh… feat David Thomas Broughton, Sam Amidon, Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards
There’s nothing better than a gig with a quiet audience where you get to hear great music without any blutered punters inspiring homicidal notions you didn’t know you were capable of. Well the lovely chaps at The Line of Best…