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…
“The glory of God is man fully alive” – Saint Irenaeus, 2nd century Bruce Cockburn, at 70, is fully alive. Although slightly bent by age, the Canadian troubadour remains a cult concern for his fans, who turn out in numbers…
As soon as Loved Wild Lost, the second full-length record from Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, fires up, it sounds reassuringly familiar. As Bluhm bounces across the chorus of opener ‘Only Always’, singing “You’re as bright as a stone, shining…