Inti Rowland is a 20 year-old singer-songwriter, currently writing and gigging in London. When FFS first heard Inti’s delicate voice, we knew instantly he had captured something unusual and very compelling. His lofty voice floats above gentle melodies, making one feel as though they should be residing on a cloud somewhere sunny. FFS managed...
When marriages have lasted 50 years, it is traditional to receive presents of gold. For Irish trad-folkies the Chieftains, that particularly anniversary has brought a variety of even more glittering gifts. Keep your Rolex watches and charming carriage clocks. Bin the broaches. Give me guest slots from Bon Iver, Lisa Hannigan, The Civil Wars,...
Emmy The Great has been added to the line-up for the Truck Festival, which will already feature The Temper Trap, Mystery Jets, Villagers, and The Low Anthem among many others. Emmy, who played at Hill Farm in 2008 and 2006, is one of a number of late additions to the line-up that have caught...
Remember when the Low Anthem said they were calling it a day? Well they’re not! They’ve decided that it would be much better to release a beautiful limitied edition 10″ of Smart Flesh (Extras) and play a show at the Roundhouse. You can preorder the record from Rough Trade. The record include 3 outtakes from...
The Low Anthem sent this message to their mailing list subscribers today… Dear conspirators, lovers, friends, It was nearly 3 years ago when we first self-released “Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.” Since then we’ve been pretty lucky. We’ve been signed to two of the finest record labels known to man, toured the globe with...
Listen to music from all 12 Schmercury nominees, using our handy Spotify playlist and a few lovely links.
On the eve of the Mercury poll, FFS have put together a list of our 12 favourite folk-tinged albums of the past year for our very own Schmercury prize. We’re going to do things a little differently this year, and we’ll be awarding TWO prizes. The Readers’ Choice, for the album YOU vote for...
The Low Anthem are a band of two distinct worlds. Treading a line between traditional, perhaps even stereotypical, American country music and a more modern, indie-folk perspective, the band have manifested this schism in different forms over the years. 2008’s Oh My God, Charlie Darwin became something of a schizophrenic affair, careering wildly from...
The new album from Bella Union wonders The Low Anthem is available to stream this week. Smart Flesh was produced by the band and mixed by Bright Eyes and Alessi’s Ark producer Mike Mogis. Jeff Prystowsky from the Low Anthem said: “Making this record was such a surreal and unbound moment for us. We...
As if it wasn’t looking exciting enough already, Belfast’s Open House Festival has announced a dream team of additions to its line up: Modest Mouse, Wilco and Iron & Wine. They join the already brilliant line up which includes Field Music, The Low Anthem, Peggy Sue and The Old Crow Medicine Show. The festival...
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