Sometimes things hit you immediately, and sometimes they just smack across the face when you least expect it. The Gus by Mark Mulcahy is a case in point. I listened to it for the better part of a day and…
Album | Mark Mulcahy – The Gus
Album | Firefly Burning – Breathe Shallow
Take a deep breath, because Breathe Shallow by Firefly Burning is likely to take your breath away again and again. The staccato strings opening ‘It Won’t Be Long’ immediately inform listeners this record defies expectations. Attempts at categorisation are ultimately…
Album premiere | Tanbark – Tanbark
Laurel Canyon revivalists rejoice, for Tanbark are back with their second album. The duo, formed of Chloe Nelson and James Jannicelli, follow up 2014’s Write Soon with a self-titled sophomore released this week. It may be five years since their…
Album | Mavis Staples – We Get By
A group of black children looking through a chain link fence at a carnival in the distance is the cover of Mavis Staples’ new album We Get By. The image is from a photo essay published in 1956 by Gordon…
Session | Danni Nicholls – Power To Leave
If you haven’t yet caught up with Danni Nicholls and her increasing accomplished brand of Americana, well, it’s about time you did. And you can start with today’s session track comes from her excellent 3rd album The Melted Morning. You…
Interview | FFS 5 with Flora Hibberd
East London born and currently based in Paris, European artist Flora Hibberd is one of the foremost faces of a rising movement in contemporary folk music. Skating eloquently between influences like Joan Baez, Nick Cave, Jason Molina, and Cat Power,…