Every day’s a crossroads, which means every day there’s a different turn we could have taken. And you can, if you want, spend a lifetime worrying about what was around this corner or that. Sorry, we’re not trying to frighten…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro5Z98Y8yfg[/embedyt] This is one for the all the artists out there. FM2U (From Me To You), created and hosted by Roxanne de Bastion, is an annual one-day conference for musicians that covers various aspects of making music in today’s…
An Englishman with a fascination for Americana, Alexander Shields mines a haunting seam of shoegaze. Having worked with a larger ensemble on his last album, including members of Silver Jews, Lambchop and William Tyler, for Passover he’s recorded with childhood…
You mainly hear in sports that a change of scenery can do wonders for a player’s soul and production. In music, new scenery can provide a similar stimulation. When singer-songwriter Mike McFadden decided to move from Baltimore to New York…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7C9v7v0clo[/embedyt] Having already established himself as a folk artist, Ruarri Joseph took on a new name of William the Conqueror, switched to a grungier country/Americana sound and formed a band to play it. Last year they released their debut…
Long-time FFS readers will no doubt remember Gibson Bull (AKA Tom), who wowed us all with his outstanding songwriting and Americana stylings some time ago. Well, we have good news and good news. The good news is that he’s back,…