Glastonbury talent competition winners Treetop Flyers will release their new single ‘It’s About Time’ through Communion Records on 18th September. It’s a hit of 70s-inspired pop rock that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Laurel Canyon compilation. See what…
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Exclusive | Stream Tuesday from Paper Aeroplanes’ new EP
Paper Aeroplanes have announced the release of a new EP ‘A Comfortable Sleep’ on September 16th. Paper Aeroplanes is the project of Sarah Howells (posessor of one of the loveliest pop voices around – who also sings with Al Lewis)…
News | The Leisure Society to support Laura Marling on Cathedral tour
In a dreamy turn of events, the Leisure Society have announced they will be supporting Laura Marling on her sold out Cathedral tour this autumn. The band have postponed their own headline tour, which was scheduled for October, until February. London-based fans…
News | Vostok 5: Darren Hayman contributes to space exhibition
FFS favourite Darren Hayman has contributed songs and drawings to a London exhibition Vostok 5, on People and Animals in Space. Hefner frontman Hayman has teamed up with Duncan Barrett of Tigercats, Robert Rotifer, Sarah Lippett and Paul Raines from…
News | Laura Marling seranades music lovers in awkwardness experiment
First at Glastonbury, then Camp Bestival and now at Wilderness Festival, Laura Marling has been serenading festival-goers in a series of ‘Experiments in Awkwardness’. At each festival, pairs of strangers were invited to a secret show. Steve Murphy, who was…
News | Tasseomancy release album in form of candle
Otherworldly Canadians Tasseomancy have announced that their debut album, Ulalume will be released as a unique candle with a vintage matchbox. The album/candle will be released on Turf Records on 29th August and each limited edition set will contain: a…
FFS Recommends | 10 releases from fire-hit labels
You’ve probably heard about the fire at distributors PIAS‘s London warehouse that destroyed the stock of many independent labels. Below is a list of releases from some of the labels affected. Each one comes extremely highly recommended from us here at FFS. If any…
News | Video for Laura Marling’s Sophia revealed
Laura Marling has unveiled the video for new single Sophia. The first track to be released from her third album A Creature I Don’t Know. Both the album and the single will be released on September 12th. And Laura will…
News | Jens Lekman gives away new song, EP, EU dates
Not so silent anymore, Jens Lekman has announced he will be touring Europe in November with UK dates in London and Manchester. A new 5-track EP An Argument With Myself will be released in the UK on September 19th via…
News | Stream Jonathan Wilson’s new album Gentle Sprit
Blue Ridge mountain boy* Jonathan Wilson’s first album Gentle Spirit will be released on 8th August via seemingly infallible UK label Bella Union. Wilson is a songwriter musician and producer who has worked with Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, who…