Every discerning folk fan’s foul of choice, Brian Wilson II, is pleased to announce that spring has most definitely sprung. He’s spent most of the morning being dragged around a meadow by a fresh-born lamb in whose fleece his talons became most unfortunately entangled, and yet his pleasure in the changing of the seasons...
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One of our favourite singer-songwriters Emmy the Great is standing up for the reportedly doomed digital radio station BBC 6 music. Emmy used her twitter and mailing list to point out that the BBC’s reason behind the proposed closure of the station – that only 20% of adults have listened to it – is...
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Last year, the first Owl Parliament was a wonder of a day: Mechanical Bride, Jeff Lewis, Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling were a few of the stellar acts who performed to a Union Chapel auditorium packed full of numb-bummed music fans.
Owl Parliament 2010 has now confirmed a line-up to rival last year’s, which will...
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On Thursday 19th December, Emmy the Great is set to support one of the past decade's most supremely wonderous bands, the Decemberists at The Coronet, Elephant and Castle.
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Thoroughly exciting new Londoner on the scene Alan Pownall will perform for free instore at 7.30pm at Pure Groove records tonight (Tuesday 10th November), joined by Emmy the Great and Does it Offend You Yeah.
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Young Husband's new EP, Idiot Son, launches on 28th September and the fellah will be celebrating with a free Pure Groove Instore this evening (Friday 25th Sept) from 7:30. Longstanding musical chum Emmy the Great will also appear as part of their covers band, the High Men.
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The images conjured up at the mention of the Green Man festival have, sadly, not quite matched the reality in the last couple of years. Where young children should have been gaily running amok in the secret garden, instead they’ve been whining about the mud. And when you’ve been dying to just stretch out...
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Part three: in which Carey finds himself unimpressed by FFS favourites Cats on Fire and Camera Obscura, but beguiled by Emmy the Great.
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Brian's been agonising over our Schmercuries shortlist this weekend, trying to work out which of the wonderful albums to vote for in our poll. Sadly, FFS's resident owl is quite the procrastinator, so what he's actually done is pick his favourite song from each album. Whilst this hasn't helped him make his...
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Emmy the Great's much hinted at appearance at The Stars of Sunday League EP launch show last night was not to be.
Stars of Sunday League's Euan Robinson put on the show in conjunction with Platforms to launch his debut EP The Boy's Got Prospects. And he used his contacts to create a stellar...
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