Having quickly gained a strong online following after publishing a 4 track demo online, and even more so with the release of her first EP “His Young Heart” earlier this year, solo (Londoner) Elena Tonra (aka: Daughter) has announced an…
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News | Ben Howard announces second Shepherds Bush Empire gig + A New Single.
Due to the recent success of his debut album “Every Kingdom” (hitting the top 10), not to mention his complete sell-out European tour throughout October and November, Ben Howard has announced a second gig in London’s Shepherds Bush Empire; to…
News | Laura Marling to support Florence + The Machine in Chicago
Having just finished her sell-out Cathedral tour across the UK celebrating the third (and most recent) album: ‘A Creature I Don’t Know’, Laura Marling has announced she will be supporting Florence Welch (+ The Machine) on the 4th December, as…
News | Trash Aesthetics to release My Sad Captains/H.Hawkline split single + launch show
Awesome label and lovely chaps Trash Aesthetics have announced a split single release between Cardiff’s H.Hawkline and Londonites My Sad Captains. The 7″ features ‘You Say You Love Me’ by H. Hawkline and ‘Little Joanne’ by My Sad Captains. Each copy…
News | Stream Summer Camp’s album
Product of folkie favourite Jeremy Warmsley and writer Elizabeth Sankey, Summer Camp will release their debut album Welcome to Condale on 31st October. It’s synthy and retro and full of great tunes. You can stream the album now on Soundcloud.…
Listen | New song by ‘classic line-up’ Guided By Voices
Robert Pollard’s Guided By Voices have announced a new double A-side single, ‘The Unsinkable Fats Domino’/’We Won’t Apologise’. It will be released on Matador on November 21st. It will be followed by an album, Let’s Go Eat the Factory, which…
News | Jeffrey Lewis on UK tour next week
After the release of this album “A Turn In the Dream-Songs” on Rough Trade a couple of weeks ago. New York pro-folk legend Jeffrey Lewis is heading out on tour across the UK. The album was recorded in the UK…
Christmas things: Emmy the Great, She & Him, Slow Club, Carole King
FFS is sorry, very sorry, to be bringing you Christmas news this early*. We don’t want you to think of us like Tesco, ringing out cynical jingle bells from mid-October, or Boots pushing their Christmas sandwiches when it’s still balmy…
News | Devon Sproule wins our best album poll
Devon Sproule has won our alternative Mercury best album poll The Schmercury Award for her record I Love You, Go Easy’. 1,524 of you chose the Virginian songwriter’s album who beat second place Dark Dark Dark – Wild Go by…
News | Portraits of Emmy the Great, Iron & Wine, Dan Mangan go on show
Portraits of Emmy the Great, Dan Mangan, Iron & Wine and Anna Calvi feature in London-based figurative painter Joe Simpson’s exhibition ‘Musician Portraits’ opening next month. The paintings will be on display from 14th – 30th October at a temporary…