The Summer Series at Somerset House is back for 2013 with an altogether more FFS-friendly line-up. Eleven open-air concerts will be held during July in the building’s stunning courtyard, a use which beats their winter ice rink hands down, in our opinion. Among the acts will be Icelandic folk-pop rousers Of Monsters and Men;...
Mumford & Sons are to headline a day of music at the site of the 2012 Olympics this summer. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Vampire Weekend are also on the bill for the show which will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on July 6. The event is part of...
It’s three years since the former front man of dance-punkers Ima Robot Alex Ebert rebranded himself as Edward Sharpe and joined up with the sprawling Magnetic Zeros to deliver an eccentric, magical ride of west coast psychedelia. Since then, in time Ebert has used to release a rather more restrained solo album Alexander, it...
Well, dear friends. Once again I am far from punctual. As you will be aware, April has been a month of relentless rain. While I was good humoured enough at the start, burying myself away and providing you with a wonderful soundtrack with which to help it pass, I have to admit that even...
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by it all, so – without wishing to give away our entire shopping lists –...
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will return next month with sophomore album Here, the follow-up to the triumphant Up From Below, and they’re previewing it by offering opening track ‘Man On Fire’ as a free download. The new album will be released by Rough Trade Records on May 28. You can see a...
This fornight Brian has mourned the loss of Whitney Houston and celebrated Valentine's Day with a Marks & Spencer meal-for-two for one. The combination of perfect pop music and a full tummy has made him come over all soppy, so here's his playlist all about love. Sick.
A film about Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show’s railroad trip across America will be debuted at SXSW. Big Easy Express documents the Railroad Revival Tour the bands embarked on in April last year. Playing sold out shows in 6 cities – from San Francisco to...
Joni Mitchell – California It’s Joni Michell week here at FFS so it’s only right to start with a Joni video. This BBC session performance of California was recommended to us by Nick Hemming from The Leisure Society (he of twice-nominated-for-the-Ivors fame. Ceremony’s tonight. Cross your fingers hold your toes). Joni’s voice here is...
#76 The Wood Brothers - Midnight Rider May 18th, 2013
#75 Hero & Leander - Kiss Me By The Water Cooler May 17th, 2013
#74 Penniless Cove - Monsoon Rain May 16th, 2013