As the year is drawing to a close we asked FFS writers to share their highlights from what, we all agree, has been a pretty good year for music. You’ll find a selection of tracks for these artists on our…
Feature | 2018 Highlights
Album | Todd Warner Moore – Spark
Although he now hails from Hong Kong, Kansas City’s Todd Warner Moore speaks from the windswept prairies of the American Midwest with his brand of folk music. Predisposed to arrangements that at once feel insular and wide-open without an ounce…
Album | Annie Dressner – Broken Into Pieces
It’s hard to convey why, when I first saw Annie Dressner play, I found her instantly compelling. Singer-songwriters with guitars often sound overly mild-mannered to me, but there was something special in the directness and purity of her voice. Her…
Album | Grand Salvo – Sea Glass
“Beware of drowning”. These should be the words marking the entry to this album by Paddy Mann and by his project, Grand Salvo. Sea Glass represents a unique, immersive experience, probably the most notable one since Carrie & Lowell. Hailing…
Session | Alessi’s Ark – Winter’s Grace
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhdWVlkU6nY[/embedyt] As it is the season, we’re rounding of our year of sessions with a Christmas song from site favourite Alessi’s Ark. The song is part of the It’s Briiiiiixmaaaaaas! album, organised by Brixton Hill Studios, which features six…
Album | Neil Young – Songs For Judy
There was a time when it seemed like Neil Young could hardly help but be brilliant. Quite a long time, in fact. New music poured out of him at an incredible rate, so much of it that he cast aside…