Thiago Pethit has racked up some pretty impressive gigs in his homeland of Brazil, opening for the likes of Will Oldham, Beirut and Nouvelle Vague, but can the singer-songwriter’s quirky folk, with his eclectic range of influences, catch on in…
Category: New Bands Panel
FFS New Bands Panel: Gibson Bull
London singer-songwriter Gibson Bull has produced a polished debut album that bears the trademark sounds of a string of top-class influences. Our panel came away suitably impressed. Alice Sage: Gibson Bull has a fairly world-weary sound from a quite young…
FFS New Bands Panel: Takeda
Three folks from just outside of Norfolk have fused together a variety of sounds to create what they call ‘raga rock’. With an EP just around the corner in September, it was time for the panel to give it a…
FFS New Bands Panel: Adam Parker
Adam Parker first came onto the scene two years ago, but it was the dance scene. DJ Sasha had heard some of his songs and ended up featuring remixes on his Invol2ver album. Two years on, it’s finally time for…
FFS New Bands Panel: Dan Leno & The Limehouse Golems
After spending months working away as Mutley, Raphael Verrion has returned with a full band and an even funkier name – Dan Leno & The Limehouse Golems. The panel went in to see if they could live up to their…
FFS New Bands Panel: HT Heartache
Okay, if you’re in a good mood, and you don’t want it spoilt, back away now. This one is not for you, at least not today. California may be a land of sunshine, but not much of it seems to…
FFS New Bands Panel – Kashmere Hakim
Dutch singer-songwriter Kashmere Hakim started the summer by releasing his debut EP, The Hillsinger, and is following it up with a handful of festival appearances around Europe. The panel took a listen to see what all the fuss is about.…
FFS New Bands Panel – Glaciers
Leeds’ Nicolas Burrows is working under the name Glaciers, but would the panel give him a warm embrace or the cold shoulder? Let’s find out… Jono Ganz: “Glaciers”. The word brings bands such as Sigur Rós or God is an…
FFS New Bands Panel – Tiny Birds
Tiny Birds get their name from a study in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology that found that while bigger birds are louder, it is the smaller birds who sing the more complex songs. We’re not sure what they were doing…
FFS New Bands Panel: Songs For Dead Sailors
Chris Anderson, the man behind Songs for Dead Sailors, is keeping us guessing. He’s posted several tracks on his myspace page, but calls all of them demos, saying he plans to create a bigger sound down the road. Maybe he…