Sure, it’s only 10am, but maybe you’re already feeling like it’s going to be a long day, like you could just use a little time out. Step into the music of Rayys, a spiritual, cathartic sound that documents this south…
#114 Rayys – Beautiful Friend
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Listen | Men’s Adventures – Solitary Trip EP
For most of the weekend I’ve had the new EP from Men’s Adventures on repeat. Now is your chance to do pretty much the same yourselves with a stream of Solitary Trip in full. Alfie and Jimmy, the two chaps…
#112 John Edward Baumann – Bible Belt
West Texas Vernacular by John Edward Baumann Sweet, sweet country music. Real proper barroom blues. From out of Austin, Texas comes John Edward Baumann, a man of witty lyrics, killer hooks, and impressive facial hair. His debut EP West Texas…
#110 Gibson Bull – Skin & Bones
FFS favourite Gibson Bull is readying another EP but, conscious that the likes of us are already getting impatient to hear it in full, he’s gone ahead and released the title track. It’s remarkable to hear how much his sound…
#107 Lowland Hum – War is Over
You may recognise some of the lyrical themes of ‘War is Over’ from a song sung by a certain John Lennon a long while ago, but this is no bad thing. North Carolina’s husband and wife duo Daniel Levi Goans…
#105 The Graphite Set – In Your Eyes
Scotland’s Lily Buchanan, in her guise as The Graphite Set, has released her debut EP These Streets, a set of dark psych-folk tracks that benefit from the fine guitar work of the Smoke Fairies’ Katherine Blamire, as shown off here…
#104 Take Berlin – Lionize
With a name like Take Berlin, there should be no real surprise that there’s a distinctly continental feel to the sound of Take Berlin. There’s also a distinct element of class. Yvonne is the vocal coach for Serge Gainsbourg’s son,…
#100 Siôn Russell Jones – So Long
Siôn Russell Jones may come from Glamorgan but his influences all speak in an American accent. He’s earned comparisons to Elliott Smith and Simon & Garfunkel, and a quick listen to the title track from his new So Long EP…
#99 Wilsen – Dusk
Having blown away all and sundry with their seven-minute long debut single ‘Anahita’, Wilsen are back with an equally fine if considerably shorter follow-up, ‘Dusk’. Another subtle blend of sounds creates a thick atmosphere over which Tamsin Young adds her…
#98 Wildeflower – Nothing Happens
After a day sitting in the sunny countryside, coming in and putting on the pastoral sounds of Wildeflower’s ‘Nothing Happens’ just about seemed perfect. It’s from their Harbour & Good Company EP, out this week and described by songwriter Max…