The Twilight Sad are a highly underrated Scottish band. Last year’s outstanding Nobody Wants To Stay Here and Nobody Wants To Leave confirmed their talent but the overall response demonstrated how easily they continue to fly under the radar. This…
Gabrielle Papillon released The Tempest of Old last month to a wealth of positive reaction and comparisons to the likes of Alela Diane and Regina Spektor. Papillon has been touring the record since, playing a handful of dates in London…
Taking a break from the day job, Arbouretum leader Dave Heumann wanders in a number of different directions on his debut solo album. The feel is less strident though not a million miles from his mother-band with Heumann displaying a…
New York-based duo Sam & Margot have just got done recording their debut album with the help of Mr Simone Felice and the early signs – which you can hear below – sound lovely. That means it’s time to get…
The dream-pop stylings of Widowspeak are hardly unique but their particular approach – with a focus on well-crafted songs and heartfelt delivery – seems more honest than the long list of bands who create a wall of sound to hide…
Danny Green is the brains behind Laish an occasional blogger for FFS, he launched London night ‘We Come Alive’ in 2014. Dear readers. We are at the ninth instalment of We Come Alive, the night I have been tirelessly plugging…