The scope of Julia Holter’s new record is immense. Frightening, in fact. She has created her own universe, much like Björk did on Homogenic or Utopia, or Bowie did on Low, or Pink Floyd did on Dark Side of the…
Album | Julia Holter – Aviary
Video Premiere | Alex Weksler – Who Will Save Your Soul
Alex Weksler seems to have a knack for inhabiting a musical space with an indomitable heart. Don’t let the ‘pop’ in the New York-based singer-songwriter’s folk-pop affairs fool you; like Shawn Colvin and the Indigo Girls before her, the world…
Interview | Anonymous in the city: Visiting Vienna with Soap&Skin
“Stubenhocker? How do you say this?” Anja Plaschg searches for the word while needlessly apologising for her English. Homebird? “Yes,” she agrees. “I’m a homebird.” As she prepares to release her third studio album as Soap&Skin, we’ve asked Anja to…
Session | Hickory Signals – Doors To My Mind
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoKUZuxQ2w[/embedyt] Our new session comes from Brighton-based duo Hickory Signals, performing their version of Frankie Armstrong’s ‘Doors To My Mind’. After releasing several EPs the duo are gearing up to launch their debut album, Turn To Fray, on the…
Interview | FFS 5 Q&A with Mad Crush
You could say Mad Crush know a thing or two about music. Only years of experience can explain the wry wit and complimentary musicianship of the songs on the band’s forthcoming, self-titled debut album. One part June Carter sassing Johnny…
Album | Roses & Cigarettes – Acoustic Sessions
Right away, Roses & Cigarettes Acoustic Sessions feels like home. At the very least, it does to this humble writer, who originally hails from the exact windswept plains and rolling hills so eagerly expressed through sound with their forward-looking folk-rock aesthetic.…