Since we first met Inti Rowland – and he donated a song to our charity Christmas album a couple of years ago – we’ve been increasingly impressed and excited by his atmospheric and charming live performances and couldn’t wait to hear…
Danny Green is the brains behind Laish an occasional blogger for FFS, he launched new London night ‘We Come Alive’ in 2014. Since beginning my delve into the murky world of London gig promoting, I have had an exhilarating journey.…
The Mountain Goats are responsible for my all-time favourite record. The Sunset Tree is frontman John Darnielle’s angry and beautiful ode to his troubled adolescence. Since its release in 2005, Darnielle has released five brilliant LPs with themes from the Bible to mental illness.…
One of the earliest British folk revival bands Noah & the Whale have today announced they are splitting up. The band launched the career of Laura Marling, who was a member of the band in the early days and sang on their…
Stornoway are off on tour at the end of this month in support of their forthcoming album Bonxie, which is out on 13th April. It’s named after a Scottish seabird and the record is littered with bird calls from 20…
We’re very pleased to premiere brand new track ‘Beyond the Gates’ from Matthew the Oxx, taken from his debut album First Aid for the Drowning. Matthew the Oxx (real name Matthew Oldfield) is Mike Oldfield’s nephew and counts Leonard Cohen as…
We’re delighted to present a session and interview with the brilliant Nick Edward Harris. Nick’s new record The Tall Trees is out on 23 February. We talked to Nick about the new record, his influences, and musical friendships and he played two tracks from his new record – Unarmed and Calm Your Demons – supported by Angie Rance of Patch & the Giant on the flugelhorn.
Viðihlið is a cover of a track by Icelandic musician Megas. It was recorded for the b-side of Olof Arnalds’ new single ‘Hypnose’ (out March 24). Olof said ““Víðihlíð is such a sneaky composition. It´s brilliantly simple and complex song…
We’re delighted to bring you a new track from Kristin McClement’s debut LP, The Wild Grips. Giant No Good is a darkly haunting song, which oscillates between driving forward and pulling back – the effect unsettling and beautiful. The album…
We’re proud to premiere ‘Tuesday Morning’ taken from Tom Williams’ new solo record New Guitar. After Tom Williams & The Boat’s LP Easy Fantastic was released last year, Tom took some time away from the band to work on his solo project. The video was made from footage…