Our charity compilation, For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011, featuring original tracks from loads of our favourite artists was released a couple of weeks ago. The physical copies are close to selling out so we wanted to show you, our…
Tag: The Leisure Society
Win | Tickets to the Leisure Society + orchestra at the Barbican
FFS favourites the Leisure Society are ramping up their already extensive line-up in a special concert at the Barbican in London on 8th December. The band will play songs from their latest album Into The Murky Water and debut The…
News | The Leisure Society to Play ‘Pop Up Session’ with last.fm.
The Leisure Society, having just finished touring with the lovely Laura Marling, are set to play one of last.fm’s and HP’s Pop Up sessions. The band are due to take the stage at London’s floating pub; Tamesis Dock, on Thursday 24th…
News | For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011 – available now!
Please forgive us for adding to the bit-too-early Christmas chat, but we’re SO excited to announce the release of our second Christmas compilation For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011, which is out on 28th November 2011 and available to pre-order…
Blog | The Lesiure Society, Peggy Sue, Tasseomancy celebrate Halloween
Hello, the internet! And a very Happy Halloween to you. I hope you haven’t been coercered into watchingn – then subsequently jolly freaked out by – a very scary film, like us here at FFS HQ.* On this, the spookiest…
News | Devon Sproule wins our best album poll
Devon Sproule has won our alternative Mercury best album poll The Schmercury Award for her record I Love You, Go Easy’. 1,524 of you chose the Virginian songwriter’s album who beat second place Dark Dark Dark – Wild Go by…
Interview | Schmercury best album nominees The Leisure Society
Schmercury winners in 2009 for their debut album, The Sleeper, the Leisure Society’s masterful second album Into the Murky Water was released this year to a flurry of acclaim from critics and, notably, an awful lot of celebrities (John Simm, Chris…
Playlist | Schmercuries 2011
Listen to music from all 12 Schmercury nominees, using our handy Spotify playlist and a few lovely links.
News | The Leisure Society to support Laura Marling on Cathedral tour
In a dreamy turn of events, the Leisure Society have announced they will be supporting Laura Marling on her sold out Cathedral tour this autumn. The band have postponed their own headline tour, which was scheduled for October, until February. London-based fans…
News | Peggy Sue, Sea of Bees to play free London show on Sunday
Bandstand Busking have put together another stonking line-up for a free show at the Northampton Square bandstand in London this Sunday. Peggy Sue, Sea of Bees and Veronica Falls will play the show, which starts at 2pm. There are more…