From Boston, Massachusetts come from the Americana stylings of Pesky J Nixon. The panel went in to see what they could find. Alice Sage: There are absolutely no sharp corners in this band. No edges or complexity either. Just unbelievably…
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Max Jury
Max Jury is a man set on a career in music. A student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jury is now producing some tuneful little numbers online. The panel went in for a listen. Matt Collins: Max…
Todd Sibbin & The Opposite Ends
Adelaide’s Todd Sibbins recently put himself together a band, The Opposite Ends, and recorded an EP, Waiting For Me To Say. And then he sent it half way around the world to us. Here’s what we made of it. Matt…
Ethan Ash
Ethan Ash has a couple of EPs under his belt, an iTunes Single of the Week nomination to his name, and a coveted slot on a Communion gig. So the panel went in to give it a try. Matt Collins:…
Columbus and Crusoe
Somewhere in Lewisham there is a house which is home to Columbus and Crusoe, a cat and a ghost. We’re not sure where it is, but after giving their new CD a listen, the panel are keen to pop round…
FFS New Bands Panel: The Best of 2010 Playlist
Since the New Bands Panel was launched early this year, we’ve reviewed more than 80 bands and counting. The vast majority are unsigned, but we’ve also seen a number of our alums begin to enjoy some greatly deserved success as…
FFS New Bands Panel: A Little Nothing
Germany’s A Little Nothing mix their folk with a drop of electronica. They’ve just made new song Secret Sayings available as a free download, so the panel went to see what else they have to offer. Alice Sage: A Little…
FFS New Bands Panel: Garforth & Myers
Using a good deal of skill and a seemingly extensive contacts book, Garforth & Myers have produced the Bonfires EP as an early taster of an album to follow. The panel found plenty to anticipate. Alice Sage: This is a…
FFS New Bands Panel: Videotapes
Colchester’s Videotapes have, as they put it, just taken “a folky turn” and so they asked our panel to judge the results. Here they are. Alice Sage: These guys appear to have only two tracks and, like PJ harvey and…
FFS New Bands Panel: Milkwood
Lewisham’s Milkwood admit to being stuck in the past, most specifically in the 60s, where they spend their time listening to Fairport Convention, Bert Jansch and Neil Young. Solid foundations are those, so we went in to give debut album…