Rachael Dadd, purveyor of beautiful, earthy music and lovingly crafted record sleeves, released EP Elephee on 13 September on Broken Sound Records. FFS’s reviewer Kim Deadman said: “Delicate and raw, precise and spontaneous, Elephee is a beautiful collection of songs…
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Dan Mangan set for UK jaunt and album re-release
Dan Mangan’s brilliant second album Nice, Nice Very Nice (reviewed here) is set for it’s UK release on Arts & Crafts next month, and he’ll be hitting the road to celebrate, with dates across England and Scotland. The Canadian songwriter…
Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling in Radio 1 showcase – apply for tickets
Laura Marling, The Maccabees and Bombay Bicycle Club will perform at BBC Radio 1 Presents… Mumford & Sons and Friends on 11th October. Celebrating the rise in popularity of British folk artists, the live performances will be followed by a…
The National and Phosphorescent team up for UK tour
Brooklyn brilliants The National have invited their fellow New Yorkers Phosphorescent on their 17-date European tour. It’s not the first times the bands have teamed up. To promote their latest (and excellent) album, The National took over an empty shop…
Cocos Lovers win Schmercury Poll 2010
We’re delighted to announce that the wonderful Cocos Lovers are your choice for our Schmercury Best Album Poll. The Lovers’ debut LP Johannes was shortlisted alongside 11 other albums from the past year, and thanks to a groundswell of internet…
Schmercuries: vote now for your album of the year.
It’s the last day of voting for our Mercury spoof the Schmercury poll… Don’t miss the chance to vote for your favourite. [polldaddy poll=3586532]
WIN: Tickets to 3-day Americana festival in London featuring The Felice Brothers, Wild Beasts and Old Crow Medicine Show
New indie and Americana festival Campfire Trails will take place in London this month with a line-up including The Felice Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mountain Man and Wild Beasts. The three-day festival, held in the Troxy in East London,…
Mountain Goats @ Koko 09/09/10 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
We love the Mountain Goats. So much they make our knees quiver and our hearts sing. They’re so especially wonderful that Emmy the Great occasionally can’t speak when in their presence (see evidence here). They write songs with wit and…
WIN: tickets to Rockfeedback 10th birthday celebrations featuring British Sea Power
Website and promoters extraordinaire Rockfeedback are celebrating their anniversary with a London show “Rockfeedback X: Ten Years of Rockfeedback”, which featuring a stellar line up of gigs and an exhaustive list of DJs. On 17th September RFB will take over…
Jay Jay Pistolet’s new band first track revealed
Jay Jay Pistolet’s “new direction”, much speculated about since he hung up his acoustic guitar last year, was revealed recently. He’s the singer with new London-based rock ‘n’ rollers The Vaccines. There’s not much info about the band to be…