The Black Hand Gang douse their ears in old blues and country, 60s R ‘n’ B, psychedelia, and rock, but our panel found the end result from this Glasgow band is a much more modern sound. Louis Gilbert: The Black…
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FFS New Bands Panel: The Light Fantastic
The Light Fantastic is the pseudonym of Manchester songwriter Ash Jones, who recorded both Carrying The Weight of the World and his debut 7-track EP, If I Can Sleep Tonight, Maybe I’ll Be Alright at home. In his own words,…
FFS New Bands Panel: Salwa Azar
London’s Salwa Azar uses a “ukelele and some other ramshackle instruments” to make her music, but, as our panel found out, from simple things can come wonderful sounds. Alice Sage: This woman has a truly lovely voice. It trips and…
FFS New Bands Panel: Luke Brant
Luke Brant’s myspace page promises that “This hope will set you free”. So, after giving it a listen, are any of the panel members still in shackles? Damien Girling: It was said once by a member of Franz Ferdinand that…
FFS New Bands Panel: Matt Shillito
After several years working with different bands, Matt Shillito has gone solo with his brand of angry folk-rock. It’s raw, yes, but is there beauty within? The panel went looking. Kate Hinksman: Matt Shillito makes stripped back acoustic folk-rock along…
FFS New Bands Panel: Silent Paper Radios
Dan Gubbins works under the name Silent Paper Radios, and while there is no doubt something fragile about the music he makes, our panel found you should certainly make sure the volume is not too low. Alice Sage: Pared-back but…
FFS New Bands Panel: Colour Masks
There’s no doubting that Samual Higginbotham has created something rather weird under the name of the Colour Masks, but as the panel found out, it’s also occasionally wonderful. James Rutherford: I’m usually suspicious of bands that have fewer friends on…
FFS New Bands Panel: Clarity Kaufmann
A chance meeting between Korean artist Maia Ruth Lee, and British musician Christopher Knowle at a bus stop in Northern Italy gave birth to Clarity Kaufmann, a folk/electro crossover act. We sent in the panel to assess the results. James…
FFS New Bands Panel: We Happy Few
They’re being slightly disingenuous with a name like We Happy Few. Because this London band deal in the blues. Our panel went in to see if they could still manage to come away with a smile on their face. Damien…
FFS New Bands Panel: Heart Shaped Circles
The Heart Shaped Circles have put debut EP Evelyn’s Vineyard on the ol’ interweb for free, so should you be interested? Our panel went in to find out… Louis Gilbert: Wearing his heart on his sleeve, this songwriter sounds a…