Any FFS review, mention or even hint of Joe Innes & the Cavalcade will need to come with something of a disclaimer. You see, our editor, Lynn Roberts, is IN THE BAND. So we’re not going to editorialise, we’d just…
Bhi Bhiman – Walk of Life from Bhi Bhiman on Vimeo. After releasing one of the hidden gems of 2012, Bhi Bhiman is back this week with a covers EP Substitute Preacher. Inspired by the popularity of his take on…
Few things excite all of us quite so much as the idea of a road trip across the United States, which is exactly what Caroline Rose took before writing her debut album America Religious – a record filled with characters…
You may not recognise the name, but chances are you know who Jonny Fritz is. We can throw out there his former stage name Jonny Corndawg, and perhaps we’ll still get a few blank expressions, but the name Caitlin Rose…
As Suede become the latest Britpop band to hit the road on the reunion trail – sporting, it should be said, a creditable comeback album – it is slowly dawning on those of us who were there to enjoy the…
Landshapes, the latest band to come pre-packed with the Bella Union seal of approval, began life as the fabulously monikered Lulu and the Lampshades, but changed their name after a typo on their billing caught their fancy. Figuring they were…
Little Sparrow’s press release is one extended name-drop: Guy Garvey was the one that gave Katie Ware her musical pseudonym via the nickname he had handed her following her move from her native south to Manchester. But Ware should not…
‘She Makes The World Turn Backwards’ heralds the welcome return of Mark Mulcahy, eight troubled years on from the release of his 2005 record In Pursuit of Your Happiness. The celebrated songwriter suffered a personal tragedy in 2008 with the…
From the hills of mid-Wales comes Angus Powell and his engaging Monsters EP – an atmospheric piece which can quickly transport you to some rural spot. Powell’s recording technique when making this record was to be as spontaneous as possible…
Paul Cook & The Chronicles are running something of a musical conveyor belt at the moment. Earlier this month, they released Volume 2, their second album in nine months following on from, uhm, Volume One. Volume Three is out in…