Author of one of our favourite albums ever, Merrill Garbus’s tUnE-yArDs’s second album w ho k i l l is set to be released on 18th April. And in response to a bit of old-fashioned pirating Merrill said this: “The…
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Belle and Sebastian release new single – announce live dates
Belle & Sebastian got most of us at FFS through our teenage years, so there’ll always be a very special place in our hearts for them. Especially if they keep releasing tunes as good as the one you can listen to…
Tour: Tristram & Laish
It’s no secret that FFS are stonking great big fans of Tristram. Of course we are. The man makes the most heart-searing noises with his bare mouth. We liked his ‘Someone Told Me a Poem’ EP so much we raved…
New Alessi’s Ark album ‘Time Travel’ due in April
Hurraaaaaaaaaaaay! Alessi and her Ark, whom FFS has loved for many years, has announced the release of her second album Time Travel. Since the release of her debut album Notes from the Treehouse, Alessi has shared the stage with the…
Mumford & Sons headline NME/Communion show
Communion – run by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett and Cherbourg alum Kev Jones – have teamed up with the NME to promote a special folk show at London’s Dingwalls. Headliners Mumford & Sons will be joined by Anna Calvi…
Alela Diane & Wild Divine – 3rd album due in April
It’s all go on the albums-to-look-forward-to front today, as Rough Trade announces the release of Alela Diane’s 3rd album, intruguingly named ‘Alela Diane & Wild Divine’, on 4th April. Alela wrote the album on the road in 2009 and finished…
Fleet Foxes release second album, free download, announce London date
Exciting news Folkers! Fleet Foxes have announced the release of their second album ‘Helplessness Blues’ on 2nd May on the superlatively wonderful Bella Union. The title track of the album is free to download from their website. The release will be followed by a string of US and European tour dates. With ONE show in the UK at Hammersmith Apollo on 31 May.
Portland’s Dolorean give away free track ahead of UK tour
Harmonic swoonsters Dolorean are giving away a free song from the Anticipation Blues EP ahead of the release of their 4th record ‘The Unfazed’. The record has been four years in the making, scrapped and restarted and will finally be released on 31 January.
10 questions with… Dry the River
Hello there. We’re a rag-tag band of waifs and strays based in Stratford, East London. The music question is a difficult one to answer, a reviewer in the Netherlands recently described it as “folk with balls” and “beautiful hardcore” which I suppose sounds a bit schizophrenic but maybe sums it up.
Sea of Bees comes to London – Buy tickets
Sea of Bees is without a doubt my favourite new artist of 2010. Her debut album Songs for the Ravens was released to critical acclaim and declared Rough Trade album of the month. But more importantly to FFS, she popped…