Live albums can go ether way. Sometimes they seem like nothing more than a sonic souvenir of the band’s last tour for their existing fan base. But at their best, they make you stop listening to the studio albums. After…
How would you describe your music? As soft psych folk. When did you first realise that music was for you? What does it mean to you? It’s the cliché for me. I never realised music was for me, it has…
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards have just released a double CD, featuring 27 of the artists nominated for this year’s award. Artists on the album include the likes of Cara Dillon, The Will Pond Band, and Maz O’Connor. It was…
Dear FFS readers, The band I play in, Left With Pictures, are playing a very special headline show this Sunday night, at The Harrison, Kings Cross, for the latest instalment of We Come Alive, the monthly intimate music night curated…
Having had one of the ‘songs of the summer’ in 2012 with the ubiquitous ‘Hold On’, which seemed to be playing all over the radio, in every shop, and at every festival across the world, Alabama Shakes took some time…
Chicago’s Erik Hall took four years to make his second album, racking up thousands of miles travelling between his home studio and the Michigan farmhouse where he also recorded – giving the album its name, Driver. And as opener ‘Bawl,…