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…
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New Bands Panel | Russell Marshall/Bella In The Wych Elm
The Midland’s Russell Marshall, aka Bella In The Wych Elm, takes his name from a gruesome local murder and his cover art from sketches drawn by fans – the panel stepped up to give his his lo-fi sound a go……
The Lake Poets
Fresh from a session with Amazing Radio, with two EPs under his belt and some BBC airplay, Sunderland singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff, aka The Lake Poets, seemed to the panel to be worth a listen… Tom Moyser: My favourite bit from The…
Gill Sandell
Accordion and flute player Gill Sandell has been part of many bands – many of whom have contributed to this labour-of-love debut album – so our panel jumped in to see if it was worth the wait… James Rutherford: I never…
Scriber
Cardiff-based Joshua Price, aka Scriber, calls his music garage-folk and thinks this is his year. The panel checked in to see if he’s right… Alice Sage: A slowly plodding pick-strum pick-strum guitar, occasional plinks of piano and an echoing, slurring,…
Louise Distras
Already much-hyped ex-punk, with fans in high places, currently gigging up and down the country. Her debut EP Spiders came out on Dapsone records late last year and new EP Heartstrings On A Handgrenade will be available 2nd May. A…
Sophie Yau
Charity-supporting Sophie (or Sylvia Yee Ting Yau) has a theology degree and a debut EP available now – called Some Great Union In The Sky – the panel stepped in for a listen… James Robinson: The first track that plays on visiting Sophie Yau’s…
Ian Bailey
Northern folk-rocker Ian Bailey has an album Tower Songs available on iTunes and, more importantly, three reviews from our panel… Thomas Moyser: I put my hat into the ring to review Ian Bailey because, although his setup sounded pretty familiar,…
Endless Knot
Endless Knot are a Coventry based celtic-folk ska and reggae band. They have a lot of members and play a mad array of instruments. Their album Streets Ahead is available now… Matt Collins: Endless Knot’s Myspace page announces that Marc…
Cecille Grey
Nottingham based four piece Cecille Grey have been together for just over a year – already a fixture on the live scene and making a noise on BBC 6Music, the panel moved in to check them out… Tom Moyser: Cecille…